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six old books are lined up in a row on a white surfacesomeone is holding a book open to a list of things on itan old book with a picture of a clock on the coveran old book with a list of words on it sitting on a tablean old book with a black and white image of a man in a hatan open book with a picture of a large group of people sitting at a tablean old book with a picture of a man and a woman on it
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6 - (Restif de la BRETONNE) *Les Nuits de Paris* or *The Nocturn…
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(Restif de la BRETONNE) *Les Nuits de Paris* or *The Nocturnal Spectator*. Published in London and available in Paris from the booksellers listed at the head of the catalogue, 1788. 7 vols in 12, in full marbled calf of the period, with decorated ribbed spines. Triple fillet on the covers. Minor wear and tears to the corners, caps or edges. Browned pages. Complete with the 15th part, ‘La Semaine Nocturne’. Illustrated with 17 engraved plates attributed to BINET (plate XI and the plate depicting Louis XVI on his throne), which are often missing but are all present here. ‘Le Spectateur Nocturne’, comprising the first 14 parts of these ‘Nuits de Paris’, is a magnificent portrait of pre-Revolutionary Paris. The 15th part: ‘La Semaine Nocturne’, published two years later, is a scathing account of the Revolution. This part caused Restif de la Bretonne some trouble.
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About the sale Library of Charles Blockhuysen (Jean Reande) and Memories of Montmartre
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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