An American in Paris
London: Linkline, 1977. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 208 pages. Slim 4to, maroon cloth, pictorial d.w. London: Bison, (1977). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
PARIS
Les Promenades de Paris, Bois de Boulogne - Bois de Vincennes, Parcs, Squares, Boulevards
Paris: J. Rothschild, 1869. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 24 x 35 1/4 inches. Map 16 1/2 x 28 inches.J. Rothschild: Paris 1869. Elegant plan of Paris, France, showing the city's historic parks. Folded as issued in blue paper subscription portfolio and in very good condition. Haussmann hired Alphand as chief engineer of the Bois de Boulogne, a role which soon expanded into director of the newly formed parks department (Service des Promenades et Plantations), and later into..... More
The City and the Cathedral: A Reflection of the Glory of the Gothic and the Middle Ages at their High Tide in the City by the Seine.
New York: 1948. Frontispiece. 337 pages, slim 8vo, cloth. New York, 1948. A very good copy. More
Cent Jardins a Paris et en Ille-de-France
Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique, 1992. Profusely illustrated throughout with 300 images, just a few in color. 300pp with text in French. Square 4to, black boards, d.w. Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique/Hachette, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006. 3 maps. 441pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Very good. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005. Illustrated in black and white, includes 3 maps. x, 441 pages. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Small bump at tail, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Plan de Paris A l'Echelle de 2 Millim. pour 2.5 Metres
Paris: ANDRIVEAU-GOUJON, 1881. Case Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Map measures 41 1/2" x 32 1/8" . 8 1/4" x 4 5/8" brown case with title embossed in gold. Gorgeous, highly detailed pocket map of Paris and its environs. Includes inset maps of plans for Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vicennes which bookend the city on it's western and eastern perimeters respectively. Backed on canvas, in very good condition, some wear along folds of original linen. Eugene Andriveau-Goujon..... More
Ancient Paris; Ile de la Cite
Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. The street of Old Drapery, also called street of the Drapery, is featured and is a famous ancient street of Paris that was demolished as the city modernized. It extends from Rue de la Barillerie, to Rue aux Fevres -which was demolished around 1860. Lovely orange pencil shading and tidy labeling in..... More
Ancient Paris; Ile de la Cite
Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. Rue de la Juiverie is named after a large Jewish population that inhabited the street from the 5th to 7th centuries, and again from the 9th until the explusion of the Jews from France in 1183. The church labeled as "La Magdelaine", on the corner of Rue des Marmousets, was originally built..... More
Atget: The Pioneer
Munich: Prestel, 2000. Illustrated throughout with more than 160 sepia tone photographs by Egene Atget. 4to, tan boards, dust wrapper. Munich: Prestel, 2000. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Paris of Henri IV; Architecture and Urbanism
New York: Architectural History Foundation, 1991. Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Architectural History Foundation, (1991). Very good. Presentation copy. More
The Paris of Henry IV: Architecture and Urbanism
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1991. Illustrations in b/w. 378 pages. 8vo, red cloth, pictorial d.w. New York/ Cambridge: Architectural History Foundation/ MIT Press, (1991). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A Place in a World Called Paris
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1994. Some b/w illustrations. 168 pages. 8vo, black cloth, pictorial d.w. (edges lightly curled). San Francisco: Chronicle, (1994). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (2006). Very good. More
Champs Elysees: Lumiere de Paris.
Paris. Printed on stiff beige paper. Numerous black & white illustrations which are full page, the text is printed on 1/2 size pages. Stiff yellow pictorial wrappers with an illustration by Bernard Buffet on front and back, yellow board slipcase. No place, no date, circa 2000. More
Man Ray's Paris Portraits: 1921-39
Washington: Middendorf Gallery, 1989. 74 plates, reproduced directly from vintage photographs. Small 4to, stiff photographic wrappers. (Washington D.C.): Middendorf Gallery, (1989). Near fine. More
Paris and the Arts, 1851-1896: From the Goncourt Journal
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1971. Some b/w illustrations. 374 pages. 8vo, grey cloth (ownership signature on flyleaf, pages lightly foxed), pictorial d.w. (edgeworn with torn foot, price-clipped). Ithica: Cornell University Press, (1971). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Fireworks At Dusk; Paris in the Thirties.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1993). vg. More
Belsia, vulgo la Beausse.
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19.75". Beautiful regional map of northern France, circa 1640. Includes Paris in the south east and the winding Seine River. Great cartouche vignette of the goddess of agriculture, Ceres, and a figure in a cart drawn by two winged dragons. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the..... More
The Idler of France
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1841. 2 volumes. viii + 243 pages and xi + 236 pages, short 8vo, leather-backed marble boards; scattered foxing throughout, minor edgewear. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1841. A very good set. More
Cafe de la Paix: 1862 a nos jours, 120 ans de vie parisienne
Paris: Anwile, 1980. Profusely illustrated. 240pp. 4to, glossy pictorial boards; corners dented. Paris: Anwile, (1980). A very good copy. More
The Nabis and the Parisian Avant Garde
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988. Illustrated in color and black and white. 197 pages, 4to, red cloth with silver stamping, dust wrapper. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Paris, New York: 1982-1984
New York: Random House, 1988. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., remainder mark. New York: Random House, (1988). Very good. More
The Secret Paris of the 30's.
New York: Pantheon, 1976. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to, black cloth, lightly worn d.w. New York: Pantheon, (1976). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, with a lengthy inscription from Brassai on the title page in French, dated October 2, 1976. More
The Secret Paris of the 30's.
New York: Pantheon, 1976. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. (a touch worn at head). New York: Pantheon, (1976). First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More