France & The French Empire from Books of the World

New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering and gold knight drawing on spine. Illustrated with dozens of semi-erotic black and white illustrations. Heritage Club notes (Sandglass Number 2K) laid-in. A Very Good book with no dust jacket or slipcase. Impression seal with prior owner's name to FFEP, no other markings observed. Spine straight,… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster / Scribner, August 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Prior owner's name to first page. Spine straight, tight and uncrease. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 436 pages. Passion intertwines with fate in this riveting and historically rich novel about the journey of a woman from poverty to ultimate power in Revolution-era France. In… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mufflin / Mariner Books, June 2004. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with slight corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 261 pages. A novel of Paris in the 1930s from the eyes of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Viewing… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, March 1995. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. Gift inscription by author otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 510 pages. Drawing on letters written to her husband Pierre after his death, a surprising portrait of the legendary scientist reveals… Read more about this item

London, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hardcover. 1971. Corrected Edit. Very Good. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Hardcover. Corrected Edition. Very G ood book in a Very Good jacket. Text unmarked. Prior store markings to endp apers. Spine straight and sound, ends bumped. Jacket clipped, with edge and corner wear. Mylar protector. Not from a library. xvii +… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan Caribbean, 1974. Trade Paperback. 1990 reprint. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. vi + 218 pages. Contents : The first Guyanese; The Discovery of Guiana; The search for El Dorado; The European Settlement; The Introduction of sugar and slaves; The first English Invasion; The Buccaneers; The Development… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Reading wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 214 pages. Containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original French and in English translation this volume gives a fascinating insight into culture and literature of France and Quebec… Read more about this item

Conchy-les-Pots, France: Franglivres, October 2003. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, except price scratched out on rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. ix + 182 pages, B&W illustrations, 8 pages color plates.

San Antonio, Texas: University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition, third printing, 1980. Near Fine. Unmarked. Securely bound by two clean staples. Not from a library. 32 pages. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs. Traces the French migration to Texas and the many people who have contributed to the history and heritage of Texas.

London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1965. Hardcover. Third printing, 1967. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Light soiling to covers. 165 pages. Editorial material in English; plays in French.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra… Read more about this item

Boston & Chermignon, Switzerland: White Star, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 359 pages. Lavishly illustrated. 14.25 x 10.25 x 1.3 inches. 6.75 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international… Read more about this item

Montreal: Editions Québec/Amérique, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxx + 959 pages. Organized around 28 major themes. Drawing of things are named in four languages; they are not described. General index in each of the four languages (French,… Read more about this item

Paris: Hachette, June 1991. Hardcover. French language edition / édition en langue française. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Comme neuf. Intérieur et extérieur impeccables. Pas d'une bibliothèque. 382 pages. Fruit de la longue expérience de Kodak, cet ouvrage, réalisé par des spécialistes passionnés de photographie, s'adresse aussi bien aux adeptes expérimentés souhaitant développer leurs… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Gebbie Publishing Co., 1899. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards, spine faded to a handsome beige. Crimson leather title band with gold lettering and border design; gilded top edge. Frontis and eight B&W plates. Very Good book / no jacket. No markings. Corners and spine ends bumped. Not from a library. Very handsome on the shelf. Two volumes in one.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Gebbie Publishing Co., 1899. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards, spine faded to a handsome beige. Crimson leather title band with gold lettering and border design; gilded top edge. Frontis and eight B&W plates. Very Good+ book / no jacket. No markings. Spine ends bumped. Not from a library. Very handsome on the shelf. Two volumes in one. Contents: Volume… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam Books, November 1993. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean, but clipped. and light edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 424 pages. 24 cm. It is 1784, and Jefferson, the newly appointed United States… Read more about this item

London: Hachette / Orion, October 2016. Paperback. First Paperback Edition, first printing / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 48 pages. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success ... but there's a snag. The… Read more about this item

New York: Dell / Delta, August 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Light reading wear to covers. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 215 pages. In October 1826, a ship arrived at Marseille carrying the first giraffe ever seen in France. A royal offering from Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of… Read more about this item

London: Abacus, April 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine creased but straight and tight. Covers clean and bright with two inch dog-ear to upper front corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 434 pages, maps.