DELVAU, Alfred (1825-1867). - photo 1
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DELVAU, Alfred (1825-1867).

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Auction dateClassic
23.03.2023 15:00UTC +02:00
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ID 921597
Lot 83 | DELVAU, Alfred (1825-1867).
DELVAU, Alfred (1825-1867).

Les Plaisirs de Paris. Guide pratique et illustré. Paris : Achille Faure, 1867.

Édition originale de ce guide humoristique de la vie parisienne comprenant de "nombreuses notes humoristiques sur les cafés et les restaurants de Paris, depuis les cabarets les plus à la mode jusqu'aux tables d'hôtes les plus modestes" (Vicaire, 265). Lacombe, Bibliographie parisienne, 1149.



In-16 (156 x 106 mm). Illustré d'un fronstispice et de nombreuses vignettes et gravures dans le texte, certaines à pleine page. Couverture illustrée. Reliure signée Charles de Samblanx et datée 1912 : maroquin noir à long grain, plats ornés d'un encadrement simple et d'un encadrement central de quatre filets dorés à fleurons dorés intercalés, dos long orné d'un décor doré reprenant celui des plats, tête dorée, dentelle intérieure dorée, couvertures conservées (charnières légèrement frottées).

Provenance : ex-libris non identifié aux initiales "SE".



First edition of this humorous guide on Parisian life, this copy bound in black morocco.

Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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