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Rare and modern books

[Paris, France], Whiting

PARIS THE BEAUTIFUL

Little Brown and Co., 1911

71.50 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1911
Place of printing
Boston
Author
[Paris, France], Whiting
Publishers
Little Brown and Co.
Edition
First Edition. With 25 impressive plates from photographs,
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

First Edition. With 25 impressive plates from photographs, including a colour-tinted frontispiece. 8vo, publisher?s original burgundy cloth, the upper cover featuring a gilt vignette of the Tower of St. Jacques framed in gilt and with lettering in white, the spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g. 399 pp. A very pleasing and well preserved copy, fine and bright.

Edizione: a beautiful copy of a beautiful book. ms. whiting expertly captures the spirit and atmosphere of the city of light with chapters on the champs elysees, louvre, luxembourg, the spring salons, parisian life, progress and more. her illustrations largely focus on the city?s wonderful artistic treasures, but also such famous landmarks as the fountains of versailles, fontainebleau and the tower of st. jacques.
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