Histoire Du 2 Rue Rabelais Le Jockey Club

This book offers a voyage back in time and revives the history of the 2, rue Rabelais in Paris, town house in which settled in 1923 the Jockey Club, prestigious gentlemen's club created in 1834. It shows, in an historical context, the whole evolution of the land where was built the town house, from its origins to nowadays.
Based exclusively on archive documents, this study gathers history, Parisian topography, architecture, decorative arts, history of art and sociology.