Paris in the Late 19th Century

Description

VITU, Auguste. Paris Hace Cien Años. Paris: Jean de Bonnot, 1975. Folio (27 × 20 cm). Illustrated with 490 period engravings (reproduced full-page). Full Bordeaux leather binding with Art Nouveau-style cold-stamped decorative plates, spine and back cover with extensive gilt decoration and titling, gilt head. Fine copy. This work documents Paris at the end of the 19th century through the lens of two World's Fairs of that era: the 1867 Exposition Universelle and the 1889 Exposition Universelle. Contents include: General view of Paris as the crow flies, the Seine, the streets of Paris, the city, the left bank of the Seine, the right bank of the Seine, alphabetical index.