BRUYÈRE (Louis) Études relatives à l'art des constructions, Paris: Bance aîné, 1823-1828. - 2 volumes in-folio, green half calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). First edition of this series of studies collected by engineer Louis Bruyère (1758-1831), inspector of bridges and roads, maîtres des requêtes and former director of works in Paris. Published in installments from 1823 to 1828, the work is divided into 12 collections, 6 in each volume, each with its own title and pagination: Ponts en pierre. - Greniers publics et Halles aux Grains. - Iron bridges. - Fairs and Markets. - Navigation. - Slaughterhouses and Butcheries. - Lock gates, attics, hangers, wooden bridges and other constructions. - Small town and country houses. - Ancient and modern roof tiles. - Sketch of a Small Maritime Town and Essay on Lazarets. - Projects for various buildings shown on the plan of the village of ***. - The edition features 13 line-engraved frontispieces, including 5 signed "Fragonard", and 171 plates. The interest of this work lies in the fact that its illustrations differ from the figures published at the time by the engineers of the École Polytechnique, who mainly used geometrical representations. A very fine copy, from the library of the architect Guillaume Thérèse Antoine Degeorge (1787-1868), with his name and quality gilded on the first boards. Discoloration on the spines. Very fresh inside. Stains on plates 8 and 9 of the third section. Provenance: Guillaume Thérèse Antoine Degeorge. - M. Jarrier, architect, with red stamp repeated several times.