T. Okey — Paris and Its Story

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this lavishly illustrated history of Paris by Thomas Okey, in a decorative cloth binding. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with 49 colour plates by O. M. F. Ward, numerous in-text line illustrations by Katherine Kimball, two full-page maps and one folding map. Collated, complete. A fascinating and stunningly illustrated historical study of Paris, written by Thomas Okey, a writer on the art and topography of Italy and France. This study spans from Gallo-Roman France to the opera and famous cafes in nineteenth-century Paris. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a couple of marks to the rear board and a small mark to the front board. Spine is slightly faded. Shelf wear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good . Ill.: Katherine Kimball; O. F. M. Ward. Very Good .