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PIGANIOL DE LA FORCE (Jean Aimar). Description de Paris, de Versailles, de Marly, de Meudon, de S. Cloud, de Fontainebleau et de toutes les autres belles maisons & chateaux des environs de Paris. Paris, Poirion, 1742. 8 vol. in-12, granite calf, ornate ribbed spine. At the end of Volume 7 is the list of street names, and at the end of Volume 8, the general table of contents. First complete edition published during the author's lifetime. It is lavishly illustrated with a plan of the capital engraved by Baillieul, with district boundaries enhanced in color, and 85 intaglio engravings, most of them folded, by Scottin, Lucas, Hérisset and Aveline. The guide opens with a bibliographical overview, one of the first of its kind. This is followed by a summary of the history of Paris, then a meticulous description of the city's 20 districts, with a list of streets that made Piganiol's description the most exhaustive guide for almost a century. The final volume is devoted to the environs of Paris. Bound with the coat of arms of Jean-Claude FAUCONNET DE VILDÉ, city councillor of Paris in 1733 (O.H.R. n°1654). A superb work, very rare in an armorial binding (the last copy offered for public sale was that of the Marquise de Pompadour nearly 20 years ago).

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PIGANIOL DE LA FORCE (Jean Aimar). Description de Paris, de Versailles, de Marly, de Meudon, de S. Cloud, de Fontainebleau et de toutes les autres belles maisons & chateaux des environs de Paris. Paris, Poirion, 1742. 8 vol. in-12, granite calf, ornate ribbed spine. At the end of Volume 7 is the list of street names, and at the end of Volume 8, the general table of contents. First complete edition published during the author's lifetime. It is lavishly illustrated with a plan of the capital engraved by Baillieul, with district boundaries enhanced in color, and 85 intaglio engravings, most of them folded, by Scottin, Lucas, Hérisset and Aveline. The guide opens with a bibliographical overview, one of the first of its kind. This is followed by a summary of the history of Paris, then a meticulous description of the city's 20 districts, with a list of streets that made Piganiol's description the most exhaustive guide for almost a century. The final volume is devoted to the environs of Paris. Bound with the coat of arms of Jean-Claude FAUCONNET DE VILDÉ, city councillor of Paris in 1733 (O.H.R. n°1654). A superb work, very rare in an armorial binding (the last copy offered for public sale was that of the Marquise de Pompadour nearly 20 years ago).

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