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A TRAVERS LE MONDE — PARIS
Robert Harthaug (pseudonyme d’Arthur Boghaert, écrivain et journaliste belge, 1854-?)
J. Lebègue & Cie, Paris / Bruxelles, 1888
Grand in-4 (28 × 22 cm) — Édition originale, seul volume publié de la série « À travers le monde », conçue pour l’Exposition universelle de 1889.

Cartonnage rouge polychrome signé A. Souze : globe doré, armes de Paris, feuilles de palmier et ruban annonçant quinze villes (New York, Constantinople, Pékin…) qui ne parurent jamais — le volume est donc introuvable en série complète.

CONTENU ET ICONOGRAPHIE
– Frontispice d’après Léopold Flameng + 35 gravures pleine page (Seine, ponts, boulevards, Versailles, catacombes…).
– 162 pages, chapitres : géologie, Seine, rues & boulevards, fortifications.
– Texte vivant mêlant histoire, architecture et vie parisienne fin XIXe.

COLOPHON
Verso du faux-titre : « Bruxelles — Imprimerie J. Lebègue et Cie, 6, rue Treuren ». Aucun tirage limité. Papier vélin fin XIXe, cahiers signés A-X8.

ÉTAT (note “Bon”)
• Percaline rouge brillante, dorure intacte à 95 %.
• Usure d’angle, coiffe de tête émoussée, petit accroc au plat inférieur.
• Fendillement du mors arrière (3 cm) consolidé, charnière solide.
• Intérieur complet, papier crème, rousseurs éparses, sans déchirure ni annotation..

RARETÉ
Moins de 10 exemplaires repérés depuis 20 ans ; un seul exemplaire pro actuellement à 750 € (Librairie Huret). Six localisations seulement en bibliothèque (WorldCat/BnF).
Ouvrage absent des ventes publiques récentes.

Pièce de choix pour collectionneurs de cartonnages Souze, amoureux de Paris et de l’Exposition de 1889.

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