BRICE (Germain).
Description de la ville de Paris, et de tout ce qu'elle contient de plus remarquable.
Paris: Les Libraires Associés, 1752. - 4 volumes in-12, marbled calf, cold fillet framing the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red edges (period binding).

Ninth and last posthumous edition of this work, which had been a great success since its publication in 1684. It was published with additions by Pierre-Jean Mariette and Abbé Perau. Each edition took into account changes in the capital; this one includes those up to 1750.

The illustration comprises 41 plates, including a fold-out map of Paris made especially for this edition.

A good copy in contemporary binding.
Some cracking to spines. Some foxing.
Timed Thursday 22 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 6

BRICE (Germain). Description de la ville de Paris, et de tout ce qu'elle contient de plus remarquable. Paris: Les Libraires Associés, 1752. - 4 volumes in-12, marbled calf, cold fillet framing the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red edges (period binding). Ninth and last posthumous edition of this work, which had been a great success since its publication in 1684. It was published with additions by Pierre-Jean Mariette and Abbé Perau. Each edition took into account changes in the capital; this one includes those up to 1750. The illustration comprises 41 plates, including a fold-out map of Paris made especially for this edition. A good copy in contemporary binding. Some cracking to spines. Some foxing.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€470
Buyer's premium
25%
BRICE (Germain). Description de la ville de Paris, et de tout ce qu'elle contient de plus remarquable. Paris: Les Libraires Associés, 1752. - 4 volumes in-12, marbled calf, cold fillet framing the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red edges (period binding). Ninth and last posthumous edition of this work, which had been a great success since its publication in 1684. It was published with additions by Pierre-Jean Mariette and Abbé Perau. Each edition took into account changes in the capital; this one includes those up to 1750. The illustration comprises 41 plates, including a fold-out map of Paris made especially for this edition. A good copy in contemporary binding. Some cracking to spines. Some foxing.
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