E. de la Gournerie - Histoire de Paris et de ses Monuments - 1880

History of Paris and its Monuments by Eugène de la Gourmerie - Alfred Mame & Fils, Editors, Tours 1880 - Fourth edition including the latest events and new monuments -
History of Paris through its emblematic monuments and exploration of the architectural and cultural heritage of the city - Paris at the different ages of its history - Critical and anecdotal history of the monuments of Paris, etc. -
Publisher's full burgundy cloth binding with gilt title and a wide decorative composition on the upper cover depicting the arms of Paris crowned and surrounded by a laurel wreath, with the motto 'Fluctuat nec Mergitur', smooth spine gilt, all edges gilt, rear board bordered by black fillets with a central medallion bearing the editor's name and adorned with a tower, 420 pages, format in-4° (22 x 30 cm) - Richly illustrated with a frontispiece, steel engravings on guard and a very large number of wood engravings in text and on plates in black and white - Table of contents: see photos -
Good condition, however the guards and pastedowns are worn