PARIS by George Wharton Edwards - 1924

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. Thick Quarto; G-; brown spine without discernible text; cloth front shows fairly slight wear with white vertical streak; front decorated elaborately in gilt, blue and red; gilt titles to front; rear board has noticeable grayish spotting; rubbed wear to edges; front boards decorated in gilt and red illustrations; sturdy boards; no jacket; textblock head edge gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have moderately age toned; gift inscription and drawing to front endpaper; light foxing to several pages; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior pages very good; full color and monotone plates with tissue guard; some plates impacted by foxing; pp 435 Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1363568. FP New Rockville Stock.

Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. Used Good. X-Library with usual spine tag, stamps inside and rear circulation sleeve. Front and back covers have wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are clean with only light edge or corner wear. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Penn Pub. Co. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Acceptable. No dust jacket. Reading copy only. Front cover nearly detached. Rear hinge cracked. Exterior spine cracked and broken. Shelf cocked. Shelf worn. Soiling on cover and page edges. Edges of the cover scuffed and rubbed. Cover bowed.(paris, travel, history) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphi, PA: Penn Publishing Co.. Very Good-. 1924. hardcover. Light edgewear, spine rubbing, cracked at rear board & loose, outside rear hinge rubbed & worn, light foxing endpapers & pg edges, else interior & text clean & unmarked, still a great copy.435p. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Cloth, 435 pages, [24] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Edges lightly soiled. Expected browning. The author George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950) was an American Impressionist painter responsible for writing several travel books. This volume is illustrated with his drawings in color & monotone.. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to.

The Penn Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1924 The Penn Publishing Company. Oversize hardcover, 8.2 x 10.8 inches, has black textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations with a red, blue and gold shield. Top page edges are gilt. 24 color and 23 monochrome plates, each with a labeled tissue guard; all are illustrated by the author. 436 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Corners rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Spine ends lightly bumped. Spine and spine lettering somewhat faded. Blank bookplate on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket and slipcase are missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Penn Pub. Co. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Hinges and spine cracked. Owner's name on inside. (Travel, Description, Art) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to; 435 pages, cloth, extra-gilt top cover, spine dulled 50 plates of illustrations by Edwards, plus in-text decorations.

Philadelphia. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; The Penn Publishing Co; 1924. Black cloth with decorative front board. Good, ex-library, edges rubbed fraying to spine. Hinges cracked, scattered foxing. Twenty four colour plates and twenty three monotone plates. 435 pages with Index and Bibliography. Introduction by M. Clement Rueff, and French Bureau of Information from Gaston Liebert.; Ex-Library; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Co, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine to near fine(+) with minor external wear. Very tight and clean.. Large quarto in black gilt-stamped and lavishly ornamented cloth boards; 435, [1] pages: illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Illustrated t.p. in colors. Each plate accompanied by tissue guard sheets with printed descriptions; bibliographical references (page 436). Color frontis and color title page. Numerous plates. Beautifully realized. Contents: Foreword -- Introduction, by M. Clement Rueff -- Paris -- Changes in the City -- Regulations -- The French People and the War -- The Government -- The French Woman and Her Position -- The Life of the People -- Old Days and New -- French Artists -- Sport and Idleness -- Restaurants -- Streets, Names, etc. -- The Streets, Morality and Art -- Politics -- The Madeleine and Notre Dame -- Tour de St. Jacques and the Sewers of Paris -- The Pantheon -- Funerals -- The French and American Republics -- The Bridges -- The… Read More