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.”