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ABOUT PARIS
by DAVIS, Richard Harding
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. Charles Dana Gibson. (X) 219 pages. Beautifully illustrated from black and white drawings by Charles Dana Gibson (of "The Gibson Girl"), including some plates. Gray cloth with gilt spine and cover titling. 5" x 7 1/2". Paris vignettes by Richard Harding Davis, the world famous war correspondent. 5 chapters entitled: "The Streets of Paris", "The Show-Places of Paris--Night", "Paris in Mourning", "The Grand Prix and Other Prizes" and "Americans in Paris". Small bookseller's label (Brentano's New York) on rear pastedown. A Very Good plus copy (Rubbed and edgewear, mostly at spine -ends; front hinge open, but holding), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2536
- Title
- ABOUT PARIS
- Author
- DAVIS, Richard Harding
- Illustrator
- Charles Dana Gibson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Custom Clear Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Art, Expatriate Paris, Americana, Illustrations, War correspondent
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books; Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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- Gilt
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