35 - ROUSSET (Ildefonse) & LA BÉDOLLIÈRE (Émile de). *The Bois de Vincennes: Described and Photographed*. Paris: Maison Alphonse Giroux, 1866. Large quarto, red embossed percaline, Souze label on the front cover, spine decorated lengthwise, coat of arms of the City of Paris on the spine, gilt edges (publisher’s binding).

ROUSSET (Ildefonse) & LA BÉDOLLIÈRE (Émile de). *The Bois de Vincennes: Described and Photographed*. Paris: Maison Alphonse Giroux, 1866. Large quarto, red embossed percaline, Souze label on the front cover, spine decorated lengthwise, coat of arms of the City of Paris on the spine, gilt edges (publisher’s binding). Binding worn with traces of water damage; joints and corners restored. First edition, published on the occasion of the opening of the Bois de Vincennes, newly landscaped in the English garden style by Alphand. The illustrations consist of an engraved map and 24 (out of 25) photographs by Ildefonse Rousset, including 21 (out of 22) full-page prints mounted on heavy paper, and 3 mounted as vignettes within the text, depicting the new landscaping of the Bois de Vincennes. The plate of the imperial asylum is missing. Paper is warped, with water stains at the corners in places and scattered foxing spots.