Text in French. Third edition. Single volume from Contet's magnificent 22 volume photographic survey of the architecture and interior decoration of the grand old hotels of Paris, arranged quarter by quarter. Portfolio with essay on architecture and interior decorations of the grand hotels in the quarter of Paris, followed by 65 of at least 80 loose leaf plates called for (please note, some plates missing). Portfolio boards are quarter green cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering on the spine, closed with green cloth ribbon. Elephant folio (approximately 19 inches by 13 inches). Portfolio is worn, cracked along backstrip with some loss, a little rubbed on corners and around spine, endpapers a little tanned. Hinges cracked. Small, annotated label affected to front panel. Leaves and plates have some light toning and spotting, especially at edges, with the occasional mark or sign of use. Two plates have some bookworm damage along upper edge (not affecting images).
Very hard to find. We have several volumes of this series in stock and a run of complete volumes - please inquire for duscounts if considering ordering more than one at time.
