Eugene de la Gournerie - Histoire de Paris et de ses monuments - 1890

Exciting illustrated edition of this vast historical and topographical synthesis devoted to the French capital and its architectural heritage -

The work, designed as an erudite fresco, traces the evolution of Paris from its origins to the 19th century, highlighting the religious, civil, and military buildings that punctuate its development -

From Gournerie, historian and scholar, it deploys a methodical approach, combining historical narrative, architectural description, and cultural analysis, in order to give the reader a global vision of the city and its emblematic monuments -

Rare and sought-after, this book remains a precious item for lovers of urban history, heritage, and bibliophilia, bearing witness to the importance attached to the monumental memory of Paris at the end of the 19th century -

Eugene de la Gournerie - History of Paris and its monuments - 1890 - Alfred Mame et Fils -
420 pages.

Good binding condition, work in its full red percaline binding adorned with the publisher’s emblem, usual scuffs, beautiful gilded edges, smooth spine nicely decorated, gilded titling and author’s name, superb engravings and gold motifs on the first cover, black framed rules around the covers with a black motif at the center of the second cover -

Good interior condition, scattered foxing, work enriched with numerous engravings in and out of text including a frontispiece, blue endpapers in good condition, ex-libris -

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