Work about the voyage of Charles X in the Alsace by Philippe Jacques Fargès-Méricourt, Relation du Voyage de Sa Majesté Charles X en Alsace ..., First Edition, in French, Strasbourg, Levrault, 1829 A.D.
Author:
Philippe Jacques Fargès-Méricourt (Paris 1776 - Strasbourg 1843), was a lawyer and general secretary of Strasbourg as well as author for different historical works concerning the Alsace.
Title:
Relation du Voyage de Sa Majesté Charles X en Alsace, Par P. J. Fargès-Méricourt, Avocat. Strasbourg, A la Librairie de F. G. Levrault, Rue de Juifs, Nr. 33. et Rue de la Harpe, Nr. 81, a Paris. 1829.
Print:
Strasbourg, Levrault, 1829 A.D.
Description:
The First Edition of the work, Relation du Voyage de Sa Majesté Charles X en Alsace, by Philippe Jacques Fargès-Méricourt, was published by Levrault in Strasbourg 1829. The work contains the voyage of Charles X, King of France to the Alsace. The illustrations show a map of the Alsace and stations of his voyage in Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse.
Binding:
binding in cardboard of the time
spine with title
decorated covers
Size:
about 33.1 x 25.2 x 2.0 cm
Illustration:
- 1 full-paged litography map
- 12 beautiful full-paged litography illustrations
- exlibris of a library
Collation:
- 1 blank leaf
- 1 title leaf
- 1 litography map
- 1 title leaf
- 1 leaf index
- 92 leaves content (numbered pages 1-184)
- 4 leaves "Liste des souscripteurs"
- 1 blank leaf
Complete!
Condition:
- good condition
Binding
- rubbed and partly hit
- some stains
- spine with some defects
Paper
- good paper quality
- slightly browning, slightly stains, throughout with waterstain at the upper margin
- some leaves almost loosen
- please look at the pictures!
