LA MESANGERE. Collection des Maisons de Commerce de Paris (e - Lot 126

LA MESANGERE. Collection des Maisons de Commerce de Paris (et intérieurs) les mieux décorées. A Paris, rue St Avoye, 51, s. d. (1806-1810). In-4 oblong, slipcase with long-grained lemon half-maroq. folder, corners, long title, n. r. (Cart. moderne). PRECIOUS COLLECTION, of 35 plates (out of 50), numbered at the top from 1 to 34 and 36, engraved and colored at the time, representing interiors and exteriors of the Most Beautiful Shops of Paris, under the First Empire and the Restoration. First Empire and Restoration periods, as well as a number of palace interiors and private homes. These plates, even in isolation, have become impossible to find! (The Cabinet des Estampes and Arts Décoratifs copies are incomplete). Our proofs have full margins and are from the first edition (with the address: A Paris, rue St Avoye, No 51).