996 - PIGANIOL de LA FORCE, Jean-Aymar *Description of Paris, Versailles, Marly, Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau, and All the Other Beautiful Houses and Castles in the Vicinity of Paris* [...]. Paris: Th. Legras, 1742; 8 vols., in-12; 84 leaves (slightly browned, with pinholes and minor foxing throughout; a few small tears without loss; one repair to a map in vol. IV). Polished calfskin from the province, spine with gilt floral raised bands featuring green title and volume number labels, polychrome marbled edges (some cap bands missing, some mouthpieces slightly split, corners worn). New, completely revised edition. The illustrations include 1 general map of Paris (fold-out) and 83 engraved plates, most of which are fold-outs: 21 maps and 62 views and monuments of Paris and the Île-de-France region. Interesting street index in Vol. VII. Provenance: Archdiocese of Paris (typographic ex-libris).—Raymond Clavreuil Bookstore (label).—Overlapping handwritten notes on the title page of Vol. VI: "[illegible name] Knight of the Royal Order" Included, same author and format: *New Description of France, in which one sees the general government of this kingdom, that of each province in particular; and the description of the most remarkable cities, royal residences, castles, and monuments.* Paris, F. Delaulne, 1722. 7 (of 8) vols. (missing the second part of Vol. II; a few pinholes; some pages loose but with no loss of text; ± heavy fading of the engravings; slight water stain on Vol. III). Speckled calfskin from the publisher (discrepancy in volume numbering: “Volume” IV actually contains Vol. III, and so on; spines, caps, and corners skillfully restored). Second edition, illustrated with 1 frontispiece and 60 fold-out plates, including 56 maps and plans of regions and cities, as well as a map of salt marshes. Formerly owned by Jacques Lartigue (handwritten notes by the owner with two humorous warnings to anyone who might find the book, promising good wine to those who return it and a curse to the others). (15 vols.)