Paris (France)

Edition originale, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Edmond Fleg to Monsieur Lemercier.
A good copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Bradel binding of paper boards, covers and spine preserved (spine sunned), binding signed by Thomas Boichot.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Paul Morand to Lucien Rebatet : "... ces voyages dans le temps..."

First edition. Seven plans by Coquart and one by De Fer: 
- Lutèce or first plan of the city of Paris
- Lutetia conquered by the Franks over the Romans
- Troisième plan de la ville de Paris, son étendüe et les Bourgs dont elle étoit entourée sous le règne de Loüis le Ieune VIIème du nom (Third plan of the city of Paris, its extent and the towns around which it was surrounded during the reign of Louis VII)
- Fourth plan of the city of Paris, its growth and condition under the reign of Philippe Auguste
- Fifth plan of Paris, its frowth and fourth fortification begun on 1367 and finished under Charles VI in the year 1383
- Sixth plan of the city of Paris, and its growth, from the beginning of the reign of Charles VII in the year 1422 to the end of the reign of Henry III in the year 1589
- Seventh plan of the city of Paris, its growth and embellishments under Henry IIII and Louis XIII from 1589 to 1643
- Eighth plan of Paris divided into its twenty districts
Bound in full modern blue boards signed Boichot, smooth spine, old label preserved on the first cover.
Some minor marginal restorations to the verso of some plates.
A very fine set.

Third edition, partly original, revised and considerably amended.
Contemporary half chocolate-brown morocco-grained shagreen, spine with four raised bands, gilt double panels, marbled paper boards, hand-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, minor split at foot of one joint, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Scattered light foxing, not affecting the text.
A particularly attractive copy, handsomely bound in a period binding.