Superb documented monograph, devoted to Paris and its inhabitants through the centuries. It is illustrated with many black and white reproductions in and out of text as well as full-page color engravings - Volume I: 63 engravings out of text + 16 color engravings. Volume II: 60 engravings out of text + 16 color engravings. Volume III: 60 engravings out of text + 16 color engravings. Volume IV: 63 engravings out of text + 16 color engravings. Book written on a new plan with a preface letter from Mr. Henri Martin. Gourdon de Genouillac was a historian and specialist in heraldry, specializing in the history of French noble families - H. Goudron De Genouillac - Paris Through The Centuries National History Of Paris And Parisians - 1879 Good condition of the bindings, works in their period brown half-leather, good condition of the covers and spines, rubbing from use, rubbed corners, stained spines, spine with ornate raised bands, gilt titles and volume numbers, gilt heads - Good condition inside, some foxing, 245 charming black and white out-of-text engravings including frontispiece and 64 superb color engravings -