[Paris]. [DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine-Nicolas). A picturesque journey of Paris, or an indication of all that is most beautiful in this great city in painting, sculpture and architecture. By M. D***. In Paris, by the brothers De Bure, 1778. In-12, [1] f., XVI p., [1] f., 492 p., [2] f., contemporary marbled tan calf, spine with 5 nerves, red title-piece, ornamented caissons (binding worn, headpieces roughly restored, margins browned, angular wetness, freckles) Sixth edition, the most complete, illustrated with a frontispiece and 7 plates, 4 of which folding, all engraved on copper. Engraved bookplate 19th c. monogrammed JC.

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