Paris MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien) Tableau... - Lot 1023 - Briscadieu

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Paris MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien) Tableau... - Lot 1023 - Briscadieu
Paris MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien) Tableau de Paris. New corrected and enlarged edition. Amsterdam [Neuchâtel, société Typographique], se, 1782-88. 12 volumes in-8 (8 volumes of the second edition of 1782-1783, volumes IX to XII following the previous editions). ½ modern tan basane with corners (leather restoration, boards and corners of the period), red title-pieces, green tomes, yellow edges. Third edition, complete and definitive, of the most famous painting of Parisian manners on the eve of the Revolution, jumping from one subject to another according to the observations : characters (bibliophiles, booksellers, bourgeois, servants, bankers, Jews, children, grocers, executioners, book renters), famous places (Bastille, Temple, Palais-Royal), cultural and nightlife (shows, cabarets, fairs, comedies, walks, gardening), miscellaneous (Parmentier's potato, flowerpots, writing at doors). Interesting from a historical and sociological point of view. Provenance: G. Tanguy collection on the French Revolution.
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