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A "Metallic History" of Paris
Affry de la Monnoye, A. d'. LES JETONS DE L'ÉCHEVINAGE PARISIEN. DOCUMENTS POUR SERVIR À UN HISTOIRE MÉTALLIQUE DU BUREAU DE LA VILLE ET DE DIVERSES INSTITUTIONS PARISIENNES. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1878. Folio [35 by 25 cm], later green cloth, gilt. (4), xxviii, 416, (2) pages; illustrated. Minor foxing to extremities; near fine. Very scarce, and unlisted in Engel & Serrure. The first half of the volume catalogues and illustrates some 362 jetons relating to the aldermen of Paris, with the second half being a highly detailed compendium of documentation relating to these jetons, comprising, in the words of the subtitle, "a metallic history of the city office and various Parisian institutions."
Affry de la Monnoye, A. d'. LES JETONS DE L'ÉCHEVINAGE PARISIEN. DOCUMENTS POUR SERVIR À UN HISTOIRE MÉTALLIQUE DU BUREAU DE LA VILLE ET DE DIVERSES INSTITUTIONS PARISIENNES. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1878. Folio [35 by 25 cm], later green cloth, gilt. (4), xxviii, 416, (2) pages; illustrated. Minor foxing to extremities; near fine. Very scarce, and unlisted in Engel & Serrure. The first half of the volume catalogues and illustrates some 362 jetons relating to the aldermen of Paris, with the second half being a highly detailed compendium of documentation relating to these jetons, comprising, in the words of the subtitle, "a metallic history of the city office and various Parisian institutions."