Louis-Sebbastien Mercier — Tableau de Paris

Amsterdam, A. Amsterdam, 1782. Leather. The first six volumes of the second edition of Louis-Ssbastien Mercier's portrait of daily life in Paris in the eighteenth century. In the original French.The first six volumes of this work, bound in three volumes. This work eventually extended to twelve volumes.Each volume retains the original title page, and is individually paginated.The first two volumes of this work were initially published in 1781 by Samuel Fauche in Neuchatel, with this second edition eventually reaching twelve volumes.A fascinating study of the social life and customs of Paris in the eighteenth century.With the bookplate of Rev. F. Hutcheson to each front pastedown, and his inscription to each title page.The work of French dramatist and writer Louis-Sebastien Mercier, best remembered for his 1771 novel 'L'An 2440', an example of proto-science fiction. In full calf bindings. Small losses of leather to back strip head and tail. Volume II lacking volume spine label, with vertical split to the leather of the back strip. Loss of leather and rubbing to front board of volume II, and rear boards of volumes I and III. Head of front joint of volumes II and III, and tail of rear joints of volume II and III starting, with boards firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Inscriptions to title pages. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .