Petit Dictionnaire Critique et Anecdotique des Enseignes de Paris, Par un Batteur de Pavés

by G. L. Brismontier

$1,750 · Offered by Musinsky Rare Books

First edition

16mo 109 x 69 mm . 160 pages. Woodcut scale vignette on title explained in the final entry . Repaired tear through 3 lines of p. 63, not affecting legibility; tiny wormholes in half-title and title . Original pink printed wrappers, untrimmed skillfully recased ; preserved in a morocco-backed hard chemise and slipcase. ***First edition of a humorous annotated list of Parisian commercial signs and signboards, printed by Balzac.

• Binding: Leather

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