HISTORY/PARIS] - Lot 59

HISTORY/PARIS] POËTE (Marcel)] Paris, une cité de sa naissance à nos jours, Paris, Auguste Picard, 1924-1925 4 in-8 volumes in beige half-basane, spine with false ribbed bands bearing the Paris coat of arms, with title and chapter headings of I: XXXI, (1), 626 pages, 1 fold-out map of Paris; II: 338 pages; III: IX, (1), 579 pages, 1 fold-out plate; IV: XXVIII, 547 pages. Reference work on Paris and its history by Marcel Poëte (1866-1950), curator at the Bibliothèque des travaux historique de la Ville de Paris, and initiator of urban planning education in France. The book includes: Paris in its youth - City of the Renaissance - The spirituality of the classical city, the origins of the modern city - an album of six hundred illustrations based on documents, with captions and a historical account. Also by the same author: Au jardin des tuileries, Paris, Auguste Picard, 1924. An in-8 volume in half tan basane with corners, spine with false nerves, title page with 359 pages. Limited edition of 100 copies, printed on Madagascar paper, this one no. 42. Original covers preserved, some stained. Variation in color of text paper. Rich iconography, including two large maps.