"The Spirit of Paris" 1913 Sommerville, Frankfort

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SOMMERVILLE, Frankfort

[169] pp.

Adam and Charles Black

1913

w/ twenty full-page illustrations in colour by various Parisian artists: G. … Read more SOMMERVILLE, Frankfort

[169] pp.

Adam and Charles Black

1913

w/ twenty full-page illustrations in colour by various Parisian artists: G. Fraipont, Raphael Kirchner, G. Riom, Lucien Gautier, Maurice de Lambert & A. Marcel-Clement

A charming book on Paris and its enticing culture, shortly published before World War I and the great celebration of Parisian culture in the early twentieth century. The first edition of The Spirit of Paris, a beautiful book about the delights of the French capital written by Frankfort Sommerville. Published by Adam and Charles Black in 1913.In the publisher's original pictorial cloth, with a colour frontispiece of Notre Dame from the river Seine. Contains all other nineteen charming colour illustrations. Collated complete. Somerville captures the beautiful style which makes Paris the iconic city that it is, from its glorious art, fashion and theatre, to its grand amusements, food and theater. During the early twentieth century, Paris saw a boom in culture and American visitors, and this book highlights why such was the case. See less