Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1883, in-folio, 49 x 32 cm, 25 leaves printed on one side only (numbered 1-25) + 1 photo engraving + 6 engraved plans after Blondel (one folding triple plate) (complete). Bound in contemporary half leather with marbled boards and end-papers. Leather of binding rather worn but binding technically sound. Interior fine/good with only minimal staining or foxing. Rare publication printed in 100 copies only. It describes the architectural history of the building that housed the Imprimerie Nationale..
IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE DE FRANCE ( éditeur ) - Raymond BLANCHOT ( préface ) :
Reference : 32283
Paris , Imprimerie Nationale, 1950, gr. in-4°, ca. 200 nn pp , avec 66 examples de types latins et étrangères ( Arabe, Arménien, Copte ...) imprimés à pleine page avec une bordure typographique imprimée en rouge, broché, couverture originale (couverture avec légères traces d'usage, intérieur propre). Esteemed edition of mostly oriental printing types of the French National Printing Press.