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119 - PARENT-DUCHATELET (Alexandre Jean-Baptiste).
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Estimate €200 - €300
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PARENT-DUCHATELET (Alexandre Jean-Baptiste). On Prostitution in the City of Paris, considered from the standpoint of public health, morality and administration, followed by a Summary of Prostitution in the Principal Cities of Europe. Paris, J.-B. Baillière et fils, Set of 2 substantial in-8 volumes, third edition revised and expanded by Adolphe Trébuchet and Poirat-Duval. Bound in red half-morocco with corner caps, richly decorated and gilt spines, gilt titles, gilt headbands (contemporary binding). Some normal wear and tear, a fine copy. A major work in the history of social medicine and criminology, based on the archives of the Paris Police Prefecture and regarded as one of the most important studies devoted to prostitution in the 19th century. BERQUIN (Arnaud). Complete Works. A set of ten volumes bound in full calfskin of the period, with smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, title labels and volume number labels. Early 19th century.
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