Paris et ses Monuments

Paris et ses Monuments

 Louis-Pierre Baltard; Amaury Duval

 L'auteur, 1803


Two volumes bound as one.  Folio.  Printed in Paris, 1803-1805.    Bound in contemporary 1/2 morocco over marbled boards.  Boards worn at extremities, scuffing to spine ends. Two letterpress titles with engraved vignettes.  Engraved dedication and 82 engraved plates, vignettes. Scattered foxing throughout.  Some tanning to margins. Institutional stamp on dedication. 

Contents: Vol.1: Le Louvre, Musee Napoleon, Vol. 2: Chateau d'Ecouen, Saint-Cloud, Fontainbleau.  Mesures, dessines & graves par Baltard, architecte; avec des descriptions historiques par le Cit. Amaury-Duval. Brunet I, 628-629 ("ouvrage fort bien execute, mais il n'a point ete termine"). This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

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