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Paris: Mariette. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1744. Hardcover. 18th Century; Military; 4to 11" - 13" tall; [4], 660, [4]; [10], 656 pages; HISTOIRE DU TRAITE DE WESTPHALIE, OU DES NEGOCIATIONS QUI SE FIRENT A MUNSTER & A OSNABURG... [ONLY VOLS 1-2] Spines rubbed with some loss of gilt (obscuring Vol 2's spine title). C Light dampstain to outer margin of last several pages of Vol 1. Ending leaf or inserted leaf removed between Vol 1's Errata and and Vol 1's rfep. Rubber stamp to titles, old ink ownership scratched from title pages (largely obscuring the "Tome Premier" on Vol 1's title page). Single copy found at auction in last 100 years. Contents generally VG+ and clean. Binding eceptionally solid and attractive. Tailpieces and endpieces.. .

London: C. and R. Baldwin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1803. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; View online The praise of Paris, or A sketch of the French... The praise of Paris, or A sketch of the French capital in extracts of letters from France, in the summer of 1802 . With an index of many of the convents, churches and palaces, not in the French catalogues, which have furnished pictures for the Louvre-Gallery. By S. W. FRS, FAS. 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Frontis is of an interesting version of "...Isis vient Paris." " 8.5" x 5.5". Subject matter includes Paris (France) -- Descriptions of voyages. English language text. Lt toning to endapers but contents bright and clean. Volume is straight and solid. Provenance; Hnery D. Gilpin [armorial book plate; Joseph Y Yeanes- small plate; and Isaac W Yeanes II- small plate. .