SIMOND, Charles. Parisian life through the 19th century: Par - Lot 30

SIMOND, Charles. Parisian life through the 19th century: Paris from 1800 to 1900. D'après les estampes et les mémoires du temps. Published in Paris by E. Plon and Nourrit et Cie in 1900. In 3 volumes of In-4 format, half blond basane, spines with false nerfs framed in cold, gilt fleurons, gilt titling and tomaison on havana leather parts, speckled edges, original covers preserved. IV-676 ; 765 ; 647 pages, 4000 engravings reproduced in black in the text, some full-page. Covers rubbed, leather browned in places, corners dulled, title-pieces slightly missing, seams loose at beginning of volume 1. Interior intact. First edition of this important study of 19th-century Parisian life, edited by Charles Simond and illustrated with 4,000 engravings reproduced in facsimile from documents in public libraries, museums and private collections. Complete work in 3 volumes. Volume I: 1800-1830. The Consulate, the First Empire, the Restoration. Volume II: 1830-1870. The July Monarchy, the Second Republic, the Second Empire. Volume III: 1870-1900. The Third Republic. An exceptional work that brings 19th-century Paris to life, nicely bound in the original style.