Description: Paris in a Nutshell, Editions Vendome, edited by Herbert Clarke, Illustrated Hardcover, c.1920s, Paris Landmarks This vintage guide features 72 pages describing iconic Paris landmarks, each paired with beautiful full-page illustrations. The book measures 16 x 12 cm (approximately 6.3 x 4.7 inches). Bonus Items: THREE original yellowed tickets from the Bulletin des Musées de France, issued by the French Ministry of Fine Arts (Ministère des Beaux-Arts). These 2-franc tickets, good from 1921 and 1925, granted access to state museums, collections, or monuments, offering a unique glimpse into Parisian cultural history, including the Louvre. Additionally, the book includes a fold-open Booklet indicating it was purchased at Henry Spingarn’s Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Paris operated between the two World Wars, approximately from the early 1920s until 1944. During World War II, Henry Spingarn and his family were arrested by the Germans; Henry was executed shortly thereafter, leading to the closure of the shop.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Prairie Village, Kansas
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Book Title: Paris in a Nutshell
Book Series: n/a
Original Language: English
Item Length: 4 3/4"
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 6 1/4"
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, Louvre Tickets
Topic: Travel Guide
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Vendome Press, T.H.E.
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Authentic Edition, Vendome Edition
Publication Year: 1921
Type: Chronicle
Era: 1920s
Author: Herbert Clark
Genre: Travel
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Number of Pages: 73
