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FRANCE: Crossroads of Europe
by Peck, Anne Merriman and Meras, Edmond A
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back First Edition. Hard-to-Fine Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket. Pictorial cloth in deep blue with lighter blue map of France on front, light blue lettering on spine. Very clean and unmarked with light corner/edge wear. Tight and solid sewn binding. Previous owner name of endpapers and printed on lower edge of text block. Interior of book clean, unmarked, no tears. Delightful in-text drawings: The Vintage, The Market, Paris Street Corner, etc. Very nice volume. Authors present in simple and entertaining English the facts about France a cultured person should know. Their wish is to stimulate interest in learning how French people live(d), what their habits are, how they resemble or differ from English speaking countires--in 1936! At the end of the book, there is a section on "Exercises", questions and answers for the student or anyone wishing to learn more about France; a list of books about France; and Index. 324 pages. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. 1936, Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York and London
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016234
- Title
- FRANCE: Crossroads of Europe
- Author
- Peck, Anne Merriman and Meras, Edmond A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY, FRANCE EUROPE
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