Search Results: France from Books of the World

Cologne: Konemann, 1998. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Remainder dot on bottom edge, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not clipped. A beautiful volume, suitable for gifting. 463 pages. The collision of American innocence with European experience. Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs. Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, the comtesse de Vionnet. As the summer wears on, Mrs. Newsome comes to the conclusion that she must send another envoy to Paris to confront the errant Chad, and a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. James' favorite novel and one of the greatest of his late works, "The Ambassadors" is a subtle and often witty exploration of… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, June 1996. Hardcover. Second Printing Before Publication (stated). Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Cover clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 303 pages. Bennett is an English expatriate living in France with a champagne taste and a beer bankroll. Happy-go-lucky and a bit roguish, he places an ad in the International Herald Tribune offering his services -- any services. He pursues a response from a wealthy Englishman named Julian Poe who has developed a means of producing truffles and is close to cornering the immensely lucrative truffle market. Bennett signs on and finds himself in Monaco, where he is able to live in a style to which he has always wished to become accustomed. Soon the Sicilian and Corsican Mafiosi intrude and Bennett is joined by the beautiful and experienced (in all ways) Anna. Ham-fisted goons, gendarmes working at cross purposes, French village… Read More

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 chapter about Caesar's defeats by the indomitable Gauls of Armorica. Cut it, Blockbustus advises, and everyone will believe that Caesar conquered all Gaul! Or will they? Newsmonger and activist Confoundtheirpolitix takes the chapter to Asterix's village. Can the Gauls make sure the truth is revealed?

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 charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More

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 his famous mesdames and their entourage from the kitchen of their rue de Fleurus home, Binh observes their domestic entanglements while seeking his own place in the world. In a mesmerizing tale of yearning and betrayal, Monique Truong explores Paris from the salons of its artists to the dark nightlife of its outsiders and exiles. She takes us back to Binh's youthful servitude in Saigon under colonial rule, to his life as a galley hand at sea, to his brief, fateful encounters in Paris with Paul Robeson and the young Ho Chi Minh.

New York: Bantam Classic, March 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Second printing, August 1981. Near Fine. Lightly tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 122 pages. The story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan.

London: Doubleday, March 2002. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped, light edgewear to jacket, otherwise fine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 479 pages. When Mado returns to Le Devin, a tiny island caught like a crab in the shallow seas of northern France, she brings with her an air of energy and change that ruffles the crusty local fisherman.

Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, January 1993. Trade Paperback. First Edition, Third Printing. Near Fine. Half-inch dog-ear to lower front corner, otherwise As New. Original bookseller's price sticker on back cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 396 pages.

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.

New York: St. Martin's Press, July 2009. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight wear to top edge. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 470 pages. Confidante of Nostradamus, scheming mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots, and architect of the bloody St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Catherine de Medici is one of the most maligned monarchs in history. Born into one of Florence's most powerful families, Catherine was soon left a fabulously rich heiress by the early deaths of her parents. Violent conflict rent the city state and she found herself imprisoned and threatened by her family's enemies before finally being released and married off to the handsome Prince Henry of France. Overshadowed by her husband's mistress, the gorgeous, conniving Diane de Poitiers, and unable to bear children, Catherine resorted to the dark… Read More

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 shipping. After its conquest by the Arabs in A.D. 640, Egypt became an impenetrable territory for western travelers and during the Middle Ages and Renaissance the civilization of the pharaohs was shrouded in a veil of mystery and magic that only began to be lifted at the beginning of the eighteenth century, when the first explorers started to travel through the country and describe its monuments. However, it was not until the end of the eighteenth century, when Napoleon Bonaparte landed in Egypt at the head of his expeditionary force, that this civilization buried in the sand and lost in the mists of time attracted the attention of… Read More

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 1: Preface; Father Goriot; M. Gobseck. Volume II: Preface; Ursele Mirouet; Madame Firmiani; A Forsaken Woman; The Imaginary Mistress. xiv + 372 + xiv + 386 pages.Father Goriot is a vividly realized portrait of bourgeois Parisian society in the years following the French Revolution. It marks the first serious use by Balzac of characters who had appeared in other books, a technique that distinguishes Balzac's fiction. The novel is a noted example of Balzac's realist style, using minute details to create character and subtext. The novel follows a disparate group of three lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house during the… Read More

London: Freedom Press, 1985. Staple-bound pamphlet. Freedom Pamphlet, 2. Reprint of a pamphlet first published in 1971. Fair. Unmarked. Publisher's white card wrap cover shows mild foxing. 48 pages with a few black and white photos. Pages 9-10, 14-15, 34-35, and 38-39 are blank as published. 8vo. 8" x 5½". Contains a collection of articles by Kropotkin (from Words of a Rebel) with an introduction by Élisée Reclus, alongside an essay by Nicholas Walter on The Paris Commune and a short piece from Louise Michel called "The Defence of Louise Michel".

New York: St. Martin's Press, August 2012. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. August 2012. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 357 pages.
On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, a meticulously-planned kidnapping takes place on the streets of Paris. Amelia Levene, the first female Chief of MI6, has disappeared without a trace, six weeks before she is due to take over as the most influential spy in Europe. It is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep her disappearance a secret, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself - find Amelia Levene at any cost. The trail leads Kell to France and Tunisia, where he uncovers a shocking secret and… Read More

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.

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.

New York: Scribner, August 2011. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bring with slight wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 272 pages. The story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai, who ends up opening a restaurant in a quiet French village thus triggering a culinary war with the fancy haute cuisine place opposite. Part one: Mumbai; Part two: London; Part three: Lumière; Part four: Paris.

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 Ambassador to the court of Louis XVI had just arrived in Paris-a city adrift in intrigue, upheaval, and temptation that will challenge his principles, incite his passions, and change Thomas Jefferson forever. Through the eyes of his young secretary, William Short, we watch as the future president builds his dream of an America with fellow patriots John Adams and Ben Franklin, and as he struggles between political ambition and an unexpected crisis of the heart with a woman who has the power to destroy him. And we discover--behind the face the complex Virginian show the world--an enigmatic statesman who fights for individual liberty even as he… Read More

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 + 245 pages. 8 page s of plates, illus., tables, 8 maps, ports. The author traces the problem of Laos from its historical sources in the ancient clash of civilizations in Indo-China and the process of French empire-building, through the Second World War, the Indo-China War, the Vietnam War, and the Secret War. .

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, English, Spanish, German). Ouvrage considérablement amélioré depuis sa première édition en français, en 1986. Cet instrument a une orientation terminologique : à partir de dessins autour de 28 grands thèmes, les choses sont nommées en quatre langues; elles ne sont pas décrites. Index général en chacune des langues (Francais, Anglais, Espagnol, Allemand). Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.