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Paris: R. Lebrasseur, 1850. Decorative Boards. Very Good. A lovely mid 19th century color plate book, with 22 chromolithographs plus title page. Oblong octavo, navy-blue boards, with decorative blindstamping and brigh gilt-titling ("Voyage de Paris a Versailles") at the front panel. The 1850 1st edition, published by R. Lebrasseur of Paris, the lithography executed by Becquet Freres, also of Paris. A bright, very presentable copy, with light staining to the boards and offsetting at the pastedowns and the endsheets. All of the plates, save 2 or 3 (which show just a touch of spotting encroaching along their margins), are clean and very sharp.

1850. PROVOST, A. Les Trains de Plaisir, le Touriste en Chemin de Fer Ligne de Paris a Versailles. Title and 22 coloured lithographs including 1 caricature, 20 views and 1 map. Oblong 8vo, 150 x 230 mm., publisher's blind-stamped green cloth with title ("Voyage de Paris a Versaille") in gilt on front board. Paris: [R. Lebrasseur], 1850. A lovely colour plate book with views of historic sites along the line Paris-Versaille, the train station (embarcadére), Courbevoie, St. Cloud, Suresnes, Sèvres, Ville d Avray, several views of the castle and parks in Versailles. In very good condition.