(Amboise)(FONTAINE P. F. L., attributed to)   DOMAINE PRIVÉ DU ROI. CHATEAU D'AMBOISE.   (title from spine).      (Paris?: n.d., ca   1840).          A volume from the important series of architectural surveys undertaken under the reign of Louis Phillippe to document the various "domains" owned by the king, either as national or private property. The present volume consists of six plates showing the property as it existed at the time, including one folding plan of the gardens, laid out in a naturalistic style, and five other measured floor plans for the chateau. Scarce; OCLC records one copy only.   4to (33.7 x 26.5 cm); 9 ff. (6 plates, 3 double page).            Original quarter cloth with paper-covered boards; well preserved. $900.00

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