La France du Nord Geographie Pittoresque et Monumentale de la France; Geographie Pittoresque et Monumentale de la France
Paris, France: E. Flammarion, 1900. Hardcover. Half bound in leather and marbled paper. 648 pp. 160 prints in color and 348 in black and white, 13 maps. A very heavy book. Fair, ex-library, covers, back endpaper and spine separated but present, front cover detached from spine at hinge, labels on spine, back cover and inside front cover. Binding secure for text block, gilt head. Item #129859
Text in French. A lovely book with clean pages and very sharp images of many of the lovely places in northern France. The geography of this area at the end of the 1800s. The text discusses the name, history, geology, culture, commerce, industry, etc. for each of the 13 departments or regions.
Price: $50.00