NORMANDIE - The Rouen Year. Rouen in 1886. Preface by Henri - Lot 149

NORMANDIE - The Rouen Year. Rouen in 1886. Preface by Henri Berdalle de Lapommeraye. Rouen, Deshays, 1887. In-4 period red half-chagrin, spine with ornate nerves. IV, 1 pp uncounted, XXXI, 251 pp. Illustrated with numerous in- and out-of-text color illustrations. "In these pages, my friends, there is like the soul of our beloved city of Rouen. This is the city photographed at the present time, and shown in all its aspects, in its various manifestations" (extract from the preface). The book covers the following subjects: Monuments, fine arts, music, drama, the sky in Rouen, public assistance and safety, industry, commerce, navigation, the palace, obituary, bibliography. A good copy.