Nicolas de LA MARE
Traité de la police, Où l'on trouvera l'Histoire de son Etablissement, les Fonctions et les Prerogatives de ses Magistrats, toutes les Loix et tous les Reglemens qui la concernent. On y a joint une Description historique et topographique de Paris
Aux dépens de La Compagnie|à Amsterdam 1729|29.50 x 48 cm|4 volumes reliés
New edition, with mention of Second and third augmented edition. The illustration includes 3 repeated title vignettes and eight folding plates of Paris, depicting the state of the city at different periods since its foundation. Title pages in red and black. The first volume of the Treatise on Police originally appeared in 1707, volume 2 in 1710, volume 3 in 1719, and a fourth volume (On Roads), written by Delamare's secretary, appeared posthumously in 1738, the latter not included in this 4-volume edition which reproduces the 1719 Paris edition in three volumes.
Contemporary binding in full marbled calf. Raised spine decorated. Red morocco title-labels. Brown calf volume labels, heavily
Contemporary binding in full marbled calf. Raised spine decorated. Red morocco title-labels. Brown calf volume labels, heavily
€2,200
