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488 - Les filles publiques de Paris, et la police qui les régit [.
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Les filles publiques de Paris, et la police qui les régit [...]. précédées d'une notice historique sur la prostitution chez les divers peuples de la terre, par M.A.M., membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. 2 vol. in-8° (spotting, russeting, some marg. spotting and soiling especially on 1st ff., rest. tear on faux-title of vol. I). - Uncommon first edition of this study by a former Paris police commissioner, preceded by an interesting historical note by Albert Montémont. - Prov. Édouard Werlé (1801-1884), bibliophile from Rém (bookplate with the numeral "EW"). - Joint, 3 works in second edition published in Paris: 1. [Cuisin, P.] - Le Palais-Royal ou Les filles en bonne fortune [...]. Published by Hocquet, 1815. In-18 (a few small russets). Fair condition (def.). Full-colour engraved frontispiece depicting young women enticing men in the Palais-Royal. - 2 Ambs, J.-B. (ed.) - Amours et intrigues des grisettes de Paris, ou Revue des belles dites de la petite vertu [...] ; le tout rédigé d'après les rensemens donnés par une grisette sur le retour [...]. Librairie française et étrangère (impr. A. Béraud), 1830. In-18. Br. Folded engraved frontispiece heightened in colour. - 3 Villette, Armand - Du trottoir à Saint-Lazare. A study of prostitution in Paris. Éd. Henry-Parville, (1925). In-12 (lightly and evenly browned). Br. with ill. covers (upper spine taped back, small loss at tail of spine, small tear at tail of boards). (5 vols.)
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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 1:00 PM
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