La Vie Americaine

Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et Cie, 1892., 1892. First edition. First French edition. Originally published in the U.S.A. in 1891. Thick quarto. Three quarter leather and cloth, titles stamped in gold on the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, [6], 698 pp., frontis., illustrated, maps, chapter notes. Herd 1959 says "Scarce." "The author, a Frenchman, visited the United States in… Read more about this item

Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1892. First edition; illustrated with 17 plates and map;. Hardcover. Thick quarto in 1/2 brown marble hardcovers and red leather; VG; six-band embossed spine with gold letters; moderate soiling and shelf wear with some fraying along edges; frontispiece illustration; engravings clean; folded color map at the end; pp. 684; in French; Shelved in case 8 1/2; please… Read more about this item

Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1892. First edition. With frontispiece in heliogravure, 320 illustrations in text and full-page after photographs by Georges Riviere and 17 maps and plans of which 2 are in colour. 698 pp. 1 vols. 4to. zBound in contemporary half calf and red boards, a.e.g.. Fine. First edition. With frontispiece in heliogravure, 320 illustrations in text and full-page… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot Et. Very Good. 1892. Hardcover. Rousiers, Paul de. LA VIE AMERICAINE. Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1892. 2 p. l., 698 p. incl. illus., pl. front., maps (part fold.). Hundreds of illustrations from all parts of the country. The frontispiece is a fine gravure of Brooklyn Bridge. The author goes into great detail about… Read more about this item

Paris, 1892. 698pp. Photogravure frontis. Plates. Illus. Thick quarto. Three quarter calf, a.e.g. Calf rubbed, otherwise very nice. An all-encompassing account of American life and culture, through the eyes of a visitor. Includes much on the West, including ranching, petroleum, westward emigration, agriculture, manufacturing, social mores, politics, art, etc. Not in Howes or Adams HERD.

Librarie De Paris Firmin-Didot et Compagnie, 1930. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Volume 2 only (of 2-volume set); bound in half dark red morocco over brown marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine with raised bands, tan marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Ex-library markings (chiefly to spine, upper cover and front endpapers); short tears to few… Read more about this item

Librairie de Firmin Didot, 1892-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings. Half-leather cover with marbled boards, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, fading. Pages show minor foxing.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.