MARTY (André). L'Histoire de Notre-Dame de Paris d'après les estampes, dessins, miniatures, tableaux exécutés aux XVe, XVIe, XVIIIe et XIXe siècles. Paris: chez l'auteur, 1907. -Large in-4, 359x280: (2 ff.), 58 pp. (19 ff. last blank), 91 plates, illustrated cover. Brown morocco, with two large pieces of havana calf embedded in the boards, featuring a chased and modeled relief decoration, depicting a central painted escutcheon surrounded by arabesque on a background riddled with gilded dots, The shield on the first plate features a crowned M, while that on the second plate bears the painted arms of the city of Paris, ribbed spine, gilt lace framing the inside, double endpapers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, case (Champs Stroobants sr). First edition of this imposing work devoted to the history of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, printed in an edition of 125 numbered copies on laid paper. It was written by André Marty, who begins with a historical summary divided into seven parts: 1. Paganism. The church of Saint-Etienne. The church of Sainte-Marie. - 2 The construction of Notre-Dame-L'Église de Paris from the 9th to the 14th century. Its power. Its benefits. - 3 The great ceremonies. Exterior and interior views of Notre-Dame from the 15th to 18th centuries. - 4 Successive transformations. - 5. The Concordat. The coronation of Napoleon I. Louis XVIII. Charles X. Louis-Philippe. The Second Republic. The Second Empire. - 6. The Restoration of Notre-Dame. The insignia of the Passion relics. The Treasury. - 7. today. This text section is illustrated with a plate. It is followed by 101 reproductions of miniatures, paintings, drawings and engravings from the twelfth century to the early twentieth, spread over 91 hors texte leaves. Reproduction 29 is printed on silk paper. These figures illustrate each part of the historical summary. The various sets are introduced by a description followed by a bibliography. A superb copy in a Stroobants binding, with chased and modeled decoration on the boards.