Paris: Bibliothéque Charpentier. Very Good. 1913. Later Printing. Hardcover. 3 p.l., 420 pages; Contemporary dark blue ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Minor toning to the text leaves, tiny (3 mm.) tear at the top of the spine -- several leaves have minor marks apparently left by pressed flowers (no longer present). The first of two volumes of travels in America by the noted French journalist and critic Jules Huret, -- [1863-1915]. In these pieces, originally written for 'Le Figaro,' it is natural that Huret should travel to New Orleans to examine life there a century after the Louisiana Purchase. The final four pieces in Huret's book pertain to African Americans, including a well-known trip to the Tuskegee Institute. Text in French. The book edition was first published in 1904; Huret's friend Octave Mirbeau proposed Huret's series of reports from America for the prix Goncourt. Huret also passed through Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, made a visit to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and devoted a chapter -- "le Football" to the Harvard-Yale game. .

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Bookseller: Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 40973
Title: En Amérique - De New-York a la Nouvelle-Orléans
Author: Huret, Jules
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Later Printing
Publisher: Bibliothéque Charpentier
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1913
Size: 8vo.
Keywords: Tuskegee, African American, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Smith College
Bookseller catalogs: Americana and American History; African American Studies;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.

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