Two hardcover volumes, 205 x 160 mm each, uniformly bound in red quarter-shagreen over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, original wrappers preserved, marbled endpapers, previous owner’s bookplate to front pastedown “Ex libris de Alfred de Maghellen 02”, and his initials to spine. Text printed on wove paper, red initials, top margin speckled, other trimmed roughly.

La Rive Droite: [1-11] 12-278 [12], pagination includes wrappers; collated 8vo: ffl, front wrapper, π3 [1]-178 184, rear wrapper, ffl; plates within collation, i.e. 145 leaves total, excl. ffls.

La Rive Gauche: [1-11] 12-290 [12], pagination includes wrappers; collated 8vo: ffl, front wrapper, π3 1-188 192, rear wrapper, ffl; plates within collation, i.e. 151 leaves total, excl. ffls.

Title-page (red and black): PARIS VIEUX & NEUF | DESSINS DE CHARLES HUARD | TEXTE PAR ANDRÉ BILLY | LA RIVE GAUCHE (LA RIVE DROITE) | ❦ |  ÉDITÉ PAR EUGÈNE REY, LIBRAIRE | 8, BOULEVARD DES ITALIENS, PARIS | 1909 ||

Colophon: IMPRIME | SUR LES PRESSES | DE " LA SEMEUSE " | POUR | EUGÈNE REY | LIBRAIRE-ÉDITEUR | PARIS ||

Contributors:

André Billy (French, 1882 – 1971) – author.

Charles Huard (French, 1874 – 1965) – artist.

Eugène Rey (French, 1868 – 1949) – publisher

Alfred de Maghellen (French, 1871 – 1959) – provenance (bookplate)

Additional Information

Collection French history, art, literature , Illustrated books , Library
Type / Purpose Book
Period 20 AD , Early 20th century
Country France
Language French
Media/Technique Paper , Wove paper
Subject 19th century , City , France , History , Illustrated books , Paris , Pre-Haussmann Paris
Creation / Publishing year 1909
Edition 1st edition
Binding Hardcover , Original , Quarter binding , Shagreen , Wrappers
Size 8vo
Location Bookshelf 13.5.
Acquisition year 2024

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