Brice, Germain.

Description de la ville de Paris et de tout ce qu'elle contient de plus remarquable Tome I - IV [4 volume set].

Paris: Chez les Libraires Associés, 1752. Nouvelle Edition. Full Leather. 4 volume set. 17 x 10 cm. 16mo. xxii 538pp, iv 520pp, [ii] 490pp, [ii] 456 [4]. Bound into full period leather, leather spine labels and gilt spine decorations. Marble endpapers. Originally published in 1706, this is the definitive edition, revised by the author but published after his death. Spines show some scuffing. Hinges of volume 1 and 2 cracked but still holding. Bookplate in volume 1. Issued with 41 mostly folding architectural plates, this set is lacking 4 plates. Contains 9/10 plates in volume 1 (lacking Plan de Paris), 11/11 plates in volume 2, 9/9 plates in volume 3 and 8/11 plates of volume 4 (lacking "Vue de la ville de Paris", "La Pompe de la Samaritine" and "Grand autel de Notre Dame"). Remaining plates are mostly in nice condition but a few have some tears or mild soiling. Item #72221

A travel guide for foreign visitors to Paris. References: More information on this work can be found on a Paris Libris blog post titled "BRICE (Germain). Description de la ville de Paris et de tout ce qu’elle contient de plus remarquable.", Cohen, H. Guide de l’amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle (6e éd.) Vol 1 Pg 189.

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