DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine. Physical, civil and moral history - Lot 90

DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine. Physical, civil and moral history of Paris. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1837. 8 volumes in 8 volumes, small in-8. Emerald green half-basin, smooth spines decorated with multiple gilt fillets and large gilt fleurons, edges speckled. 464, 468, 519, 495, 499, 420, 384 and 423 pages, 58 illustrated plates, spines faded, some wear to spines, headbands worn, spines slightly rubbed, foxing. Atlas missing (rarely present). An entire series on the capital. This work 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 no longer exist: the Bastille, Concorde, Place Vendôme, Pont-Neuf, Madeleine... First illustrated edition, with new notes and an appendix by J.-L. Belin. Updated with the changes that have taken place since the original 1825-1827 edition, it shows the reader what the first edition did not yet know. A handsome set in a charming period binding.