3 - ALSACE (L’) Françoise, or A New Collection of the Most Curious Sights in the City of Strasbourg, with a Detailed Explanation of the Engravings That Comprise It. Strasbourg: G. Boucher, 1706. Small folio, havana calfskin, spine decorated with a title running lengthwise, framed by three fillets on the covers (19th-century binding).

ALSACE (L’) Françoise, or A New Collection of the Most Curious Sights in the City of Strasbourg, with a Detailed Explanation of the Engravings That Comprise It. Strasbourg: G. Boucher, 1706. Small folio, havana calfskin, spine decorated with a title running lengthwise, framed by three fillets on the covers (19th-century binding). EXTREMELY RARE WORK, featuring a title page with a lovely woodcut mark, 10 pp. of text (5 ff.) with a beautiful engraved vignette above the dedication. The illustration consists of a general view of the city, 4 engravings depicting the cathedral (including a large fold-out plate with explanatory text on the frontispiece) and 10 finely engraved copper plates depicting Strasbourg fashions and clothing at the very end of the 17th century. A precious, complete copy with all its plates. The last three folios of text are slightly foxed and a bit short at the top. Sander, no. 12. Lipperheide, no. 791 (with a reproduction of a plate of costumes). Cohen, no. 76. Colas, no. 105.