Paul Brodard - L'Exposition et Paris Guide illustré du Bon Marché - 1900

Book - Illustrated Guide to Bon Marché: The Exposition and Paris (1900) - With Fold-out Plan "Maison Aristide Boucicaut"
Full title: 1900 The Exposition and Paris in the Twentieth Century - Illustrated Guide to Bon Marché
Publisher/Printer: P. Brodard (for the Grands Magasins du Bon Marché)
Year of edition: 1900
Format: In-16, publisher's clothbound binding in red percaline with black lettering.
Content: 175 black-and-white engravings, 9 color maps hors-texte.
This historical guide to the Belle Époque includes its highly sought-after large fold-out plan of Paris, bearing the official designation of the “Maison Aristide Boucicaut.” Produced under the direction of the famous Parisian department stores founded by Aristide Boucicaut, this detailed plan incorporates the pavilions and temporary infrastructures of the legendary Exposition Universelle of 1900. It is a major cartographic and sociological testimony of modern commerce and Parisian urbanism at the turn of the century.
Cover / Binding: Original red percaline well preserved, light wear on the headcaps and corners (see photos).
Interior: Clean, good impression of the 175 engravings.
Maps and Fold-out Plan: The large fold-out plan "Maison Aristide Boucicaut" is present and complete.
The original ribbon-mark bookmark is still present, stamped Aristide Boucicaut.