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three red books with gold trims are stacked on top of each otheran open book with a picture of a castle in the middle of itthree red books stacked on top of each other on a gray surfacethree red books stacked on top of each other on a gray surfacean open book with a picture of a castle in the backgroundan open book with a picture of a building on itan open book with a picture of a city in the backgroundan old picture of a view of a city from the top of a bookan old black and white photo of a view of a city from a bird ' s eye viewan open book with a picture of a fountain inside of itan open book with a picture of a city in the backgroundan open book with a picture of the arc de trio triumphs on ita picture of an open book with a picture of a cityan open book with a picture of a monument in the middle of itan old book with writing on it sitting on a tablean open book with a picture of a castle on itan old map of paris with a map of the city on itan open book with a drawing of a view of a city
Daguerre Val de Loire

39 - [Paris]. [BENOIST]. Paris in all its splendour.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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[Paris]. [BENOIST]. Paris in all its splendour. Documents, views, historical scenes, descriptions and history. Paris, Charpentier, 1861. 3 vols. folio, publisher’s red half-chagrin, spine with 4 raised bands, title and volume number gilded, decorated panels, coat of arms of the City of Paris stamped on the spine and upper cover, gilded ornamentation bordering the covers, (some scuffing and minor flaws, some foxing). Illustrated with 100 lithographic plates (nos. 1–99 and 60 bis, including the frontispiece), based on compositions by Philippe Benoist for the majority of them, and with the aid of photography; the other illustrators are among the finest of the period: Chapuy, Ciceri, Dauzats, Fichot, Jacottet, etc. The texts, too, were written by the most renowned historians: V. Fournel, E. Fournier, La Gournerie, Lassus, Albert Lenoir, Le Roux de Lincy, Mérimée, Viollet-Le-Duc, etc.
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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