France Paris 4 Vintage Paperback Books Travel Guides / Essays / 1790 Revolution
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France Paris 4 Vintage Paperback Books Travel Guides / Essays / 1790 Revolution. A Struggle for the soul of a Paris Restaurant. - text off the back cover. Four (4) paperback books on France and Paris. A French Affair - The Paris Beat 1965-1998. When Paris Put on its Best Dress. Four (4) paperback books on France and Paris. 1. A French Affair - The Paris Beat 1965-1998. by Mary Blume. 2000 edition. Essays. 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches. 279 pages. "Mary Blume's love affair with France has spanned more than three decades, from the time she first arrived in Paris and began writing her renowned columns for the International Herald Tribune. [This book] bring together a wide-ranging collection of 61 of these acclaimed pieces from this quintessential American in Paris." - text off the back cover. Sample contents: * When Paris Put on its Best Dress * The Friends of Mona Lisa * A Rueful Glance Ahead at the New Face of Paris * A Struggle for the soul of a Paris Restaurant * The Fine Art of Window Shopping * Money Speaks * A Lost World in Paris Condition: The front cover is creased and curled. Inside the front cover is a penciled price mark. The interior is clean. 2. Letters Written in France in the Summer of 1790 Concerning the French Revolution. Letters written by Helen Maria Williams. Editors Neil Fraistat and Susan S. Lanser. Broadview Literary Texts, publisher. 2001. Textbook. 5 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches. 295 pages. Sample contents: * The Letters * Selected Poetry * Critical Reviews "Helen Maria Williams was a poet, novelist, and radical thinker deeply immersed in the political struggles of the 1790s...Her 26 letters recounting Old Regime tyranny and revolutionary events provide both an apology for the Revolution and a representation of it as a sublime spectacle." - excerpt off the back cover. Condition: The whole book has a curl to it. Minor wear at the corners. Inside the front cover is a penciled price mark. The inside pages are clean. 3. Let's Go Paris - The Budget Guide. 1996. St. Martin's Press. 5 by 8 1/4 inches. 338 pages. " Let's Go is the definitive budget travel guide, whether you're a first-time traveler or a veteran explorer...Whatever your needs, we'll guide you through the basic travel essentials and set you on the road for adventure." - excerpt off the back cover. Sample contents: * Maps - City / Arrondissements / Streets / Subway * Paris - An Introduction * Planning Your Trip * Accommodations * Food and Drink * Sights * Museums * Shopping * Daytrips Condition: This book might have gone to Paris since it shows a lot of use. The book has a curl to it, the covers are curled, the edges worn. The map colors are bright and vivid. The pages clean. Inside the front cover is a penciled price mark. 4. Visitor's Guide to France. by Tony Astle. Hunter Publishing Co. 1992. 5 1/4 by 8 3/4 inches. 255 pages. Sample contents: * Normandy * Paris * Ile de France * Brittany * Alsace-Lorraine * Burgandy * Provence * Aquitaine * Other Tours Condition: The book has a curl to it. It has been used, but the interior is in good clean condition. Inside the front cover is a penciled price mark. Thank you!
