An Attic Philosopher in Paris: or, A Peep at the World From a Garret, Being the Journal of a Happy Man
by Souvestre, Emile
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NY: D. Appleton & Co, 1892. First American Edition; 191 clean, unmarked pages; maroon dec c w/floral boards; top edge gilt; lite wear at spine/tips; owner's stamp/insc; Souvestre was a minor French novelist of the 1830s, in whom, according to Saintsbury, "the moral heresy, of which he was supposed to be a sectary, certainly did not corrupt the tale-telling gift". This work, published in France as "Un Philosophe sous les Toits", was one of his best, giving amongst much else, a lively description of Paris at the time.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by 15 illustrations in the Text. 8 Vo; 1.5 Pounds.
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- Bookseller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055315
- Title
- An Attic Philosopher in Paris: or, A Peep at the World From a Garret, Being the Journal of a Happy Man
- Author
- Souvestre, Emile
- Illustrator
- 15 illustrations in the Text
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- France; Literary Biography
- Size
- 8 Vo; 1.5 Pounds
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