Panorama de la Ville de Paris, et Guide de l'Etranger a Paris; Presentant L'origine, l'histoire et l'accroissement de cette ville, la description de ses monumens, et ses etablissemens publics; Extrait litteralement de l'histoire physique, civile et morale de Paris
by Dulaure, J. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Peytieux. P. Corneille., 1824. First Edition. Half Leather, Marbled Boards. Very Good Minus. Scarce, early travel guide for Paris, with a folding hand-colored map of the city. 12mo. 14 by 9 cm, 5.5 by 3.5 inches. xxiv, fold-out table, 468 pp. With 12 steel engravings. The map, when opened, measures 47 by 32 cm and color keys major buildings by type: military structures, religious structures, theaters, etc. It is a very handsome map depicting Restoration Paris. Heavy rubbing and wear to calf spine. Tear to map perpendicular to where hinged to binding. Most leaves are clean.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002864
- Title
- Panorama de la Ville de Paris, et Guide de l'Etranger a Paris; Presentant L'origine, l'histoire et l'accroissement de cette ville, la description de ses monumens, et ses etablissemens publics; Extrait litteralement de l'histoire physique, civile et morale de Paris
- Author
- Dulaure, J. A
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather, Marbled Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peytieux. P. Corneille.
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1824
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 12mo
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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