102 - [PARIS UNDER THE ANCIEN RÉGIME].

[PARIS UNDER THE ANCIEN RÉGIME]. SET of 4 titles in 6 volumes. Contemporary bindings. -[ALLETZ, Pons-Augustin]. The Parisian Geographer, or The Chronological and Historical Guide to the Streets of Paris. Paris: Valleyre l’aîné, 1769. 2 in-8 volumes, contemporary marbled fawn sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, red edges (binding scuffed and clasps worn; amateur restoration on the spine of volume 2, but interior remains fresh). A very comprehensive work on the neighborhoods and streets of 18th-century Paris, preceded by a historical section and information on the city’s police and security. Indeed, the work is dedicated to Lieutenant General of Police Antoine de Sartine. 7 maps and 8 plans of the districts and suburbs, engraved in black on copper, some of which are fold-out and enhanced with watercolor. Includes the large engraved fold-out map *General Plan of the City of Paris and Its Suburbs*, by Denis, 1769, with the boundaries of the districts and the Seine rendered in wash. Includes a street index, a list of trades, locations of fiacre and loteroe stands, and a list of “mailboxes.” Nau-Deville stencil bookplate (19th century). -DULAURE. New Description of the Surroundings of Paris Paris: Lejay, 1786. In-16, contemporary fawn-colored calfskin with pebbled grain, ribbed spine with decoration, rubbing on the spine, cut corners, and marbled edges. 2 parts in 1 volume. -DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE, Antoine-Nicolas. Picturesque Journey Through the Surroundings of Paris, or Description of Royal Residences, Castles, and Other Places of Pleasure Paris: Debure l’aîné, 1779. Small 12mo, contemporary speckled fawn sheepskin. Slight rubbing but interior fresh. Complete with the engraved allegorical frontispiece. -THIERY. Guide for Amateurs and Foreign Travelers in Paris Paris: Hardouin & Gattey, 1787. 2 large in-12 volumes. Contemporary mottled fawn calfskin with pebbled grain, ribbed spine. Includes fold-out engraved views. Reportedly a gift from Georges Duhamel, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, passed down through the family. Some pages missing; binding rubbed; pages slightly browned but plates remain fresh. Provenance: from the library of Pierre Séjourné. Pierre Séjourné (1930–1993), a Parisian bookseller and lover of bookbindings, a flutist, and an enthusiast of literature and classical music, frequented both the Parisian artistic and literary circles and the world of the Decorative Arts and their schools through his uncle, the architect and Academician Albert Laprade. Also an author and actor, he devoted himself to writing and performing his own plays, which were staged primarily in the Paris region.