Author: BERTY, Adolphe
Title: Topographie Historique Du Vieux Paris: Region Du Faubourg Saint-Germai
Description: 1882. BERTY, A(dolphe), and L(azare)-M(aurice) TISSERAND. TOPOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX PARIS: REGION DU FAUBOURG SAINT-GERMAIN. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1882. Histoire generale de Paris, collection de documents publiee sous les auspices de l'Edilite parisienne. All 34 (i.e. 38) plates, including eighteen double plates and two foldouts, and 5 wood-engraved text illustrations as called for, but lacking the 3 plans. [4],xx,533,[3] pp. Folio. 33 x 23 cm (13 by 9 in.) Red leather-backed marbled boards, gilt title to spine, red marbled endpapers. Ex library: a round ink stamp in the lower corner of three plates and at the top fore-corner of several text leaves, but no external marks, bookplates or pockets. An attractive binding despite some light scuffing to leather and that the upper joint is a wee bit tender and just starting. Occasional scant, very light foxing in text; but text and plates are clean and bright overall. Missing three plans, else very good. .

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