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The Silent Traveller in Paris
by Yee, Chiang; Hayter, Sir William (Foreword)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: W.W. Norton & Co, Inc., 1956. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Yee, Chiang. Another (#9) in the author's popular series of early-mid-20th-century travel guides from an Asian perspective, this one recounting his forays through Paris, where he "transforms the outwardly familiar into something new." In 285 pages + a Foreword by Sir William Hayter. Interspersed throughout with the author's own pen-and-ink drawings & 12 full-color plates, created using traditional Chinese technique & media, painting on both absorbent paper & sometimes silk. A First Edition, nd, c. 1956. Octavo. Publisher's tan cloth over boards, decorated with blue Chinese symbols to front & English title to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean & bright save for a single spot on lower back board. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with no tanning or foxing; NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $7.50 price to front flap) is also Near Fine, with just a hint of soil/discoloration; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020964
- Title
- The Silent Traveller in Paris
- Author
- Yee, Chiang; Hayter, Sir William (Foreword)
- Illustrator
- Yee, Chiang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- PARIS FRANCE MONUMENTS CHURCHES CATHEDRALS NEIGHBORHOODS BOROUGHS TRAVEL MAPS PHOTOS VINTAGE TOURIST TOURISM GUIDEBOOK ASIAN CHINESE ILLUSTRATED WATERCOLORS SILK PAINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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