DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine. Physical, civil and moral history - Lot 89

DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine. Physical, civil and moral history of Paris. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1837. 8 volumes in 8 volumes, small in-8. Beige half-basane, spines decorated with gilt faux nerfs. 464, 468, 519, 495, 499, 420, 384 and 423 pages, 58 illustrated plates. One spine glued back, headbands worn, rubbed, jaws tired, foxing. Atlas missing (rarely present). First illustrated edition, with new notes and an appendix by J.-L. Belin. This series is devoted to the history and physiognomic evolution of Paris. It is enriched with 58 full-page steel engravings, depicting the capital's most characteristic monuments, some of which have now disappeared: the church of Saint Merry, the Pont au Change, the Hôtel de Ville, the Invalides, Notre-Dame... An interesting series in its homogeneous binding.