Paris a century ago through universal exhibitions

Description

VITU, Auguste. Paris il y a cent ans. Paris: Jean de Bonnot, 1975. In-4° (27 x 20 cm). Illustrated with 490 period drawings (facsimile reproduction). Full Bordeaux leather binding, boards decorated cold in Art Nouveau style, spine with decorative gilt elements and titles, gilt edges. Fine copy. Comprehensive survey of late 19th-century Paris through two universal expositions: 1867 and 1889 exhibitions, with sections on Paris aerial view, the Seine, Paris streets, Île de la Cité, Left Bank, Right Bank, and alphabetical index.