GRANDS MAGASINS AUX GALERIES LAFAYETTE
Paris: Galeries Lafayette, 1926. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #5005057
Most attractive hardbound (paper over boards) with raised decorative motifs. Binding in turquoise, pink, gold, light purple, and black.432pp. Art deco printed endpapers. Includes highly detailed folding map (18 1/4" x 24 1/4"), "Plan de Paris" with some print in red. Sections of book: 3pps Les Fetes a Souhaiter; following is full year Jan 1 - Dec 31 with a lined page for each day for entries to be made. There is a "masthead" at top of each page, and at the top corner of each page on either side of the date is the day (e.g., Friday) and the name of the day (usually the name of a saint) on presumably the church calendar. Many pages have entries, usually brief, most in ink & some in pencil; then 2 pps "Recapitulation des Epenses de L'Annee"; then follows (after a 1p calendar table) 10pps with 10 one-half page architectural type drawings of specific opera house & theatre interiors, with added information under the drawings perhaps referencing other venues; after some other misc pages, including a full page drawing of a ship, subtitled "Les Messageries Maritimes font le Tour du Monde" there is about 30pps of detailed listings under the titles, "Nos Services Sautemobiles de Livraison" & "Les rues de Paris". I found this book in New York State. Laid into it without stain to the pages are two groups of pressed flowers/ferns, one group in a plastic sleeve & the other not. I decided that they added a touch of charm, but can obviously be removed upon instruction! Very good condition with moderate wear to binding extremities. Rare.
Price: $181.00