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Description
[PARIS]
PIGANIOL de la FORCE:
A Description of Paris, Versailles, Marly, Meudon, Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau, and all the other fine houses and châteaux in the vicinity of Paris.
With engravings.
New edition.
Paris. Published by Charles Nicolas Poirion, 1742.
8 vols. in-12°. Later half-binding (19th century) in brown sheepskin. Smooth spine, decorated with gilt metal tools.
Volume I: XXI pp., 631 pages. Large, colour fold-out map of Paris. 9 plates.
Volume II: 645 pages and 17 fold-out plates.
Volume III: 540 pages and 12 fold-out plates.
Volume IV: 762 pages and 20 plates, most of which are fold-out.
Volume V: 564 pages, 1 unnumbered page, and 10 fold-out plates.
Volume VI: 472 pages, 1 unnumbered page and 5 plates.
Volume VII: 469 pages, 1 unnumbered page and 7 plates.
Volume VIII: 590 pages. 9 large fold-out plates.
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About the sale
Bibliophilia – A fine selection of antique and modern books
Auction location
Auction time
10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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