"Paris au XIX. Siècle" [title stamped on front cover]. [?Paris: no imprint, c.1855-56]. Small 4° (151 x 100mm). 26 hand-coloured lithographed Parisian costume plates, heightened with gum arabic, on accordion leaf (some mainly marginal light spotting and staining). Original red cloth-backed paper boards, upper cover with gilt title within ornate rococo floriate border (extremities, particularly the corners, rubbed).
A charming untraced alphabetical book of trades, depicting Artiste du Louvre, Bouquetière, Chiffonier, Danseuse de l' Opera, Etudiant, Faiseur de Tours, Garçon de Café, Harengére, Italien M[archan]d de Figures, Joueur d'Orgue, Kabyle de l'Hippodrome (illustrated), Laitière, Marchand de Coco, "Nougat! Mesdames!", Officier d'Artillerie, Porteur de Lettres (Factueur), Quêteuse, Ramoneur, Soeur de Charité, Tambour Major, Un Porteur d'Eau, Vivandière, [the letter X represented by an acrobat forming the letter X], Yvan l'Invalide, and Zoé la Blanchisseuse. Not in Colas (but see Colas 24 and 104 for similar alphabet books) or Lipperheide. RARE.
"Paris au XIX. Siècle" [title stamped on front cover]. [?Paris: no imprint, c.1855-56]. Small 4° (151 x 100mm). 26 hand-coloured lithographed Parisian costume plates, heightened with gum arabic, on accordion leaf (some mainly marginal light spotting and staining). Original red cloth-backed paper boards, upper cover with gilt title within ornate rococo floriate border (extremities, particularly the corners, rubbed).
A charming untraced alphabetical book of trades, depicting Artiste du Louvre, Bouquetière, Chiffonier, Danseuse de l' Opera, Etudiant, Faiseur de Tours, Garçon de Café, Harengére, Italien M[archan]d de Figures, Joueur d'Orgue, Kabyle de l'Hippodrome (illustrated), Laitière, Marchand de Coco, "Nougat! Mesdames!", Officier d'Artillerie, Porteur de Lettres (Factueur), Quêteuse, Ramoneur, Soeur de Charité, Tambour Major, Un Porteur d'Eau, Vivandière, [the letter X represented by an acrobat forming the letter X], Yvan l'Invalide, and Zoé la Blanchisseuse. Not in Colas (but see Colas 24 and 104 for similar alphabet books) or Lipperheide. RARE.
!["Paris au XIX. Siècle" [title stamped on front cover]. [?Paris: no imprint, c.1855-56]. Small 4° (151 x 100mm). 26 hand-coloured lithographed Parisian costume plates, heightened with gum arabic, on accordion leaf (some mainly marginal light spotting and staining). Original red cloth-backed paper boards, upper cover with gilt title within ornate rococo floriate border (extremities, particularly the corners, rubbed).](/lot-images/4967827/2007/CSK/2007_CSK_05139_0436_000(023952).jpg?maxwidth=3840)