Thomas Jefferson's Paris

Rice, Jr., Howard C.

ISBN 10: 0691007764 / ISBN 13: 9780691007762

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeston, NJ, 1991

About this Item

Pp: ix + 156. Titles: frt. & sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w portraits, prints, maps & facsim. docs. (listed). First printing 1976. P/o stamp on half-title pg. Some spotting to block edge of last few pgs. Interior leaves are clean and tight. The Paris Thomas Jefferson knew before the French Revolution. Includes notes & index. Excellent illustrations and text brings Paris to life during the Jeffersonian period.

Seller Inventory # 002785

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thomas Jefferson's Paris
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeston, NJ
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691007764
• ISBN 13: 9780691007762
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ

About this title

Synopsis

This handsomely illustrated picture book provides a remarkable glimpse of the Paris Jefferson knew―Paris on the eve of the French Revolution. The houses, gardens, bookshops, and landmarks of the time are brought to life through commentary and drawings, paintings, and maps.

Originally published in 1976.

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Review

"Literate, charming, and ... brilliantly well-informed, the book is surely an essential acquisition for the library of the Jefferson or eighteenth-century Paris enthusiast." (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians)