SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875], 124 lithographed plates of ornamental French ironwork, original cloth gilt.

SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829).  La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle. Paris: Au Bureau des Publications, [1875]. 4 parts bound in one volume, oblong 4to (238 x 315mm). 124 lithographed plates by Zamor after Antoni Sanguinetti, including 4 sectional titles, and 2 double-page, counted as 2 each (some spotting and staining). Original dark grey cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in blind (corners bumped, extremities rubbed, some minor white paint spotting and dampstaining to upper cover). FIRST EDITION of this fine survey of 19th-century ornamental French ironwork. The four parts are titled, respectively, "La Serrurerie Moderne. Grilles. Balcons. Marquises. Serres. Clotures. Panneaux de Portes. Ornements", "Nouveaux Travaux exécutés dans les Quartiers neufs", "Constructions en tous Genres Exécutées d' après les Dessins des principaux Architectes ou Ingenieurs. Combles pour Magasins, Ateliers, Hangards etc. etc" and "Marquises. Verhendas. Charpentes. Planchers. Combles. Escaliers. Galeries. Marchés." RARE.