Two volumes, 12mo; 14 x 9 cm, uniformly bound in speckled calf with dentelle border in gilt, gilt-stamped spine with two crimson lettered labels, marbled endpapers. Inscription to h.t.: P. Leigh Smith | Moscow | 1921 ||
Vol. 1:
Half-title: MIROIR | DE L'ANCIEN ET DU NOUVEAU | PARIS, | AVEC TREIZE VOYAGES | EN VÉLOCIFÈRES, |DANS SES ENVIRONS. | TOME I. ||
Title page: MIROIR | DE L'ANCIEN ET DU NOUVEAU | PARIS, | AVEC TREIZE VOYAGES | EN VÉLOCIFÈRES, |DANS SES ENVIRONS. Ouvrage indespensable aus Étrangers et même | aux Parisiens, et qui indique tout ce qu’il faut | connoître et éviter dans cette capitale. | Orné d’un Plan de Paris et de 18 Gravures | {to the right, in single rules} Tels temps, telles mœurs. | Par L. Prudhomme. | Tome I. | PARIS, | PRUDHOMME, fils, rue des Marais, F. B. St.-G. | DEBRAY, rue St. Honoré, barrière des Sergens. | AN XIII. — (1804.) ||
Pagination: [i-vii] viii-xxxvi, 1-260; total 296 pages + 15 copperplate engravings and 1 folding plan of Paris.
Collation: πA-πC6, A-C6, 4-216 224; total 148 leaves + 15 plates + 1 folding.
Note: 12mo; πA1 unsigned, A2 unsigned, A–C3 signed A-C5, respectively, 4* unsigned, 9* marked 8*, 18* marked 17*.
Vol. 2:
Similar half-title and title, TOME II instead of TOME I.
Pagination: [4] 1-408; total 412 pages + 3 copperplate engravings.
Collation: π2, 1-346; total 206 leaves + 3 plates.
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Early 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 19th century , Architecture , City guides , France , History , Paris |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Etching , Paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1804 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Full calf , Hardcover |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
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