Johan Gram - Het nieuwe Parijs & Het moderne Parijs - 1865

Johan Gram – The Modern Paris & The New Paris – 2 parts – Leiden, D. Noothoven van Goor – around 1865–1875 – with steel engravings – luxurious 19th-century leather-bound edition
Beautiful two-volume 19th-century work on Paris.
The New Paris covers the monuments and architecture of the world city, including:
- The Boulevards
- The banks of the Seine
- The Louvre
- The Tuileries
- Palais-Royal
- Luxembourg
- Gobelins
- Churches and museums
The Modern Paris focuses on daily life and the culture of Paris:
- Parisian types
- Holidays
- Popular concerts
- The flower market
- The Canal Saint-Martin

Edited by Johan Gram.
Published in Leiden by D. Noothoven van Goor, circa 1865–1875.
Richly illustrated with steel engravings after, among others, Eugène Lami, Gavarni and Rouargue.
Both parts in a luxurious 19th-century private red leather binding with rich gold tooling.
Equipped with the label of F.A.L. Japin, Bookbinder in Amsterdam.
Condition
Complete (2 volumes)
Engravings present
Binding firm
Gilding well visible
Interior with typical age spots (foxing)
Light wear in keeping with age
An attractive and historical time document of 19th-century Paris, both decorative and collectible.