The Stranger's New Guide in Paris, containing an accurate description of all the Public Establishments, Remarkable Edifices, Theatres, Places of Amusement, etc. To which is added a Description of the Environs of Paris. Taken from the Guide published in London by Planta. With a Plan of the City and Twelve Views of the Public Edifices.

PLANTA, (Edward).

Published by PARIS: Printed by J. Smith, rue de Montmorency. 1827.

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12mo. Full contemporary calf, lacking backstrip. Repair to p.5/6 without loss; text commences at (p.5) so lacks pp.1 - 4 List of Contents (?)Title page; cxi, 588 pp; Index to the Plan of Paris, 24 pp; frontispiece with 2 views of the Palais des Tuilieries; large folding map; large folding plate with 22 views.Scarce Paris edition of this guide, not found in any on-line catalogue. The title page calls for 12 views, but this copy has a frontispiece with 2 views of the Tuileries and a large folding plate (9.0 x 47.0 cms) engraved by Rousset with 22 views. Includes copper engraved folding map: 'Plan Géometrique / de la / VILLE de PARIS, / Divisé / en ses 12 Arrondissements / - Paris - / A la Librairie Nationale et Etrangère / Quai des Augustins, Nº 17.' 38.0 x 52.5 cms. Gravé par P. Rousset, Quai des Augustins, Nº 41 - Paris, Avril 1823. Armorial bookplate of Lord Eldon, Encombe House. This edition is not recorded by the BL, COPAC nor Catalogue Collectif de France.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stranger's New Guide in Paris, containing an accurate description of all the Public Establishments, Remarkable Edifices, Theatres, Places of Amusement, etc. To which is added a Description of the Environs of Paris. Taken from the Guide published in London by Planta. With a Plan of the City and Twelve Views of the Public Edifices.
• Publisher: PARIS: Printed by J. Smith, rue de Montmorency. 1827.