[Paris]. LE MAIRE (Charles). Paris ancien et nouveau. Ouvrage très curieux ou l'on voit la fondation, les accroissemens, le nombre des habitans, & des maisons de cette grande ville. Avec une description nouvelle de ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans toutes les eglises, communautez, & colleges ; dans les palais, hôtels, & maisons particuliers ; dans les ruës & dans les places publiques. A Paris, chez T. Girard, 1685. 3 volumes in-12, contemporary brown calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt title and tomaison, ornate caissons, speckled edges (bindings rubbed, defects including uncovered headpieces and a split jaw, some russeting, yellowed margins). First edition. Provenance: Patrice Salin (1825-1899), jurist and historian (bookplate engraved by Stern); old signature on titles: Du Bourneuf.

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