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a book that is sitting on top of a tablean open book with a picture of a boat in the watera red book sitting on top of a white tablean open book with a picture of a coat of arms and a coat of arms on top of itan old book with a red cover sitting on a white surfacea picture of a book with a picture of a bird on itdrawing of a view of a river with boats and a bridgea black and white drawing of a harbor with boatsa drawing of a staircase in a building with a statue on it
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292 - VITU, Auguste. Paris.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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VITU, Auguste. Paris. Paris, Maison Quantin, n.d. (c. 1889). In-4 (36 x 27 cm), red half-maroquin, decorated ribbed spine, title label, year of publication at the tail. Binding signed ‘P. Ruban’ on the upper endpaper. 512 pp. Slight scuffing to the raised bands and end caps. Traces of damp on the upper cover. An illustrated edition featuring 500 beautiful, previously unpublished drawings reproduced from life, both within the text and as inserts. A reference work published shortly after the 1889 Paris Exhibition and the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Auguste Vitu recounts the history of Paris and the city’s development in the early 20th century. The table of contents sets out his subject matter: A bird’s-eye view of Paris, The Seine, The streets of Paris, La Cité, The left bank of the Seine, The right bank of the Seine, The 1889 World’s Fair. A valuable alphabetical index facilitates a wide range of research within this volume. Vitu began his career as a typesetter before becoming a journalist. In 1867, he founded the *Journal des Finances* and the newspaper *L’Etendard*. He became editor-in-chief of *Le Peuple Français* in 1869. Throughout his career, he was a publisher, historian, literary and theatre critic, novelist and author of finance textbooks. This man of many talents is also known for this fine work on Paris. A copy in very fresh condition inside, set in a lovely binding by Petrus Ruban.
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