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Paris: J. Rothschild, Editeur, 1873. Hardcover. Elephant Folio, 246, cviii, [12] pages, text volume only; G; bound in publisher's green pebble-grained cloth, rebacked with minimal loss to spine, cloth preserved over new boards, some scratches and wear; original patterned endpapers preserved; spine with gilt tooling and titling; light foxing to interior; bookplate to front pastedown; with in-text illustrations and diagrams; text in French [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates as they will be considerably more than the advertised shipping rates] Shelved in endcase near stairs on sales floor. Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand was a French engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads. Under Napoléon III, Alphand participated in the renovation of Paris directed by Baron Haussmann between 1852 and 1870, in the company of another engineer Eugène Belgrand and the… Read More

Paris:: J. Rothschild, Editeur,, 1867-1873,. First edition.. publisher's 3/4 brown morocco over pebbled cloth.. Marbled front free endpaper to Vol. II detached but present; a few spots of inoffensive scattered foxing to the text volume; the lovely plates are fine. Bindings rubbed at corners with a few minor scuffs. . Oversized folio (approx. 26 x 18 inches), . Spectacularly illustrated with 487 wood engravings, 80 steel engravings and 23 chromolithographs. . Plans et Vues Pittoresques des Promenades de Paris: Ouvrages d'Architecture; Travaux Hydrauliques...Fleuriste; Plantes Ornamentales. Considerable additional postage will be required: these are two gigantic and extremely heavy volumes.