CHABEUF (Henri). Dijon monuments et souvenirs. Dijon : L. Damidot, 1894. - 2 volumes in-folio, 371 x 280: (4 ff.) 1 plan, 230 pp., 53 plates; (2 ff.), pp. (231) - 442, 46 plates. Dark brown morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt mosaic Dijon coat of arms in an oval gilt frame bordered with flowers in the center of the first board, ornate ribbed spine, gilt roulette framing the inside, burgundy long-grain morocco linings adorned with a frame of two gilt fillets with gilt mosaic Dijon and Burgundy coat of arms in the corners, gilt mosaic EL numeral in the center of the first lining, and a rosette of gilded foliage surrounding a red morocco pastille adorned with a gilded vine leaf and bunch of grapes in the center of the second lining, moiré silk endpapers featuring marbled decoration in violet tones, tributes in gilded letters on the first endpaper of the first volume, gilded head, untrimmed, green imitation leather case, lined with velvet and beige silk, decorated with a white cord framing, clasps (Marchet et Roux). First edition of this monumental work by lawyer and art historian Henri Chabeuf (1835-1925), which was awarded the Prix Thérouanne by the Académie française. The title given to this book sufficiently indicates that our aim was not to make a methodical and complete history, but to trace the material and moral picture of Dijon through the ages, attaching to each stone the memory of the men who succeeded one another where we live, and left something of themselves in the monuments that time and generations have respected or destroyed" (Foreword). L'illustration comprend 140 photogravures dont 100 hors texte. Precious copy, one of 10 on Hollande paper (n° 10) numbered and signed by the publisher at the justification. This is the copy offered by the municipality of Dijon to the new President of the French Republic, Émile Loubet (1838-1929), on the occasion of the great celebrations of May 21 and 22, 1899, shortly after his election to this office on February 18, 1899. Comptuously bound by Dijon bookbinders Marchet et Roux, this copy bears, on the first endpaper of the first volume, this tribute in gilded letters: À Monsieur Émile Loubet, Président de la République française. Hommage de la Municipalité de Dijon en souvenir des 21 et 22 mai 1899 The forgeries also include this autograph dedication signed by the mayor of Dijon at the time, Auguste MORIN-GACON: Témoignage de reconnaissance // à Monsieur Emile Loubet // Président de la République // Offert par la Municipalité // au nom de la ville de Dijon // Dijon 21 mai 1899 // Le maire // Aug. Morin-Gacon This dedication is accompanied by the Dijon town hall stamp. Joined with a copy of the menu for the banquet offered by the city to Émile Loubet at the Salle des États de Bourgogne on May 21, 1899. Some foxing otherwise a perfectly preserved copy. The clasps of the cases are defective.