M. Aristide Guilbert - Histoire Des Villes De France - 1845

Superb illustrated set of these works by Mr. Aristide Guilbert, published in 1845 by Furne et Cie. This is a remarkable synthesis, which traces the origin, development, significant events, and characteristics of each French city, from Antiquity to the 19th century -

You will find precise and varied information, curious anecdotes, portraits of famous people, and quality engravings -

M. Aristide Guilbert - History of the Cities of France With a General Introduction for Each Province - And a Society of Members of the Institute, Scholars, Magistrates, Administrators and General Officers of the Land and Sea Armies - 1845 - Volume I to IV -
523,628,624,567 pages

Good condition of the bindings, works in their period red half-shagreen, edges pigmented with red, a few stains on the covers, spine with 4 raised bands decorated with foliage, titlings and golden volume numbers -

Good interior condition, scattered dirt and foxing, pretty banners, beautiful initial, works decorated with 52 superb out-of-text engravings including on the frontispiece and colored vignettes; 15 out-of-text engravings including 3 chromolithograph plates volume I, 11 out-of-text engravings including 1 chromolithography plate volume II, 7 out-of-text engravings including 2 chromolithograph plates volume III, 12 out-of-text engraving plates including 2 plates of chromolithographs volume IV, marbled endpapers -

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