M. Ch. Philipon - Paris et ses environ - 1840

Compelling original edition for this beautiful collective work, composed of 60 installments, each including a lithograph and a study of 3 pages in two columns -

This descriptive work offers a wide exploration of the French capital and its immediate surroundings at the beginning of the 19th century, combining urban observation, social chronicle, and a picturesque look at landscapes, monuments and daily life -

The work is part of the tradition of illustrated guides and Paris tableaux, aiming to offer the reader a view that is at once documentary and artistic of the city, its districts, its institutions and its transformations at a time marked by increasing urbanization and the political and social changes of the July Monarchy -

The author describes with precision the main Parisian monuments, such as churches, palaces, bridges, public squares, gardens and administrative buildings, highlighting their historical, architectural and symbolic value, while placing them back in the context of contemporary urban life -

M. Ch. Philipon - Paris and its surroundings - 1840 - Aubert and Co -
250 pp

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original green cloth binding, wear from use, a few minor defects on the cover, worn spine, separated binding cords, worn heads and corners, spine smooth, gilded title on leather inlay -

Good interior condition, browned paper, stains and damp marks, text in two columns, original edition for this fine collective work, composed of 60 installments, each including a lithograph and a study of 3 pages in two columns, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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