141 - [LE JEUNE DE BOULLENCOURT]. General Description of the Royal Hostel of the Invalids, established by Louis the Great on the Plaine de Grenelle near Paris. With Plans, Profiles, and Elevations of its Facades, Cross-Sections, and Apartments. Paris, the author, at the Royal Hospital of the Invalids, 1683. Folio, burgundy morocco, Du Seuil-style decoration on the covers, spine with 6 ornate raised bands (pastiche binding).

[LE JEUNE DE BOULLENCOURT]. General Description of the Royal Hostel of the Invalids, established by Louis the Great on the Plaine de Grenelle near Paris. With Plans, Profiles, and Elevations of its Facades, Cross-Sections, and Apartments. Paris, the author, at the Royal Hospital of the Invalids, 1683. Folio, burgundy morocco, Du Seuil-style decoration on the covers, spine with 6 ornate raised bands (pastiche binding). Avery, 580 / Brunet, I-1443 / Millard, 93 and p. 333 /// (4f.)-51 First edition of this beautiful volume describing all the architectural features—plans, sections, and elevations—of the Hôtel des Invalides. It is the twelfth volume of the *Cabinet du Roi* and contains an unsigned title vignette, 3 chapter heads engraved by Bonnart (one of which is repeated), a tailpiece engraved by the same artist, 3 initial letters, and 18 exquisite plates, including 2 by Pierre Le Pautre, 15 by Marot, and one unsigned. These 18 plates are both technical and decorative. They are either double-page spreads (10) or fold-outs. The two signed by Le Pautre are spectacular. They depict a bird’s-eye view of Les Invalides and one of the refectories, where approximately 200 soldiers—some more severely disabled than others—are seated at the table. A fine copy despite a few flaws at the folds of the plates.