"A Guide to the Restaurants of Paris" 1929 Bonney, Therese and Louise

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BONNEY, Therese and Louise

[88] pp.

Robert M. McBride & Company

1929

7 3/4" x 5 1/2"

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[88] pp.

Robert M. McBride & Company

1929

7 3/4" x 5 1/2"

w/ a plan of the city of Paris map endpapers by Charenton

A 1920s guidebook to restaurants and cafes of Paris. Therese and Louise Bonney were two American sisters who resided in the French capital in the 1920s and early 30s. The guidebook features a directory of restaurants, bars and tea rooms, including sample menus from some establishments. There are also sections on technique for ordering a meal in France, 'a few "don'ts" for the wine list, and French specialities "interpreted". The book serves as a companion volume to Buying Antique and Modern Furniture in Paris, published in the same month.

'Those who can afford to go to Paris cannot afford to go without this book.' A 1920s guidebook to restaurants and cafes of Paris aimed at the American expatriate, with the scarce dust jacket. Therese and Louise Bonney were two American sisters who resided in the French capital in the 1920s and early 30s. The guidebook features a directory of restaurants, bars and tea rooms, including sample menus from some establishments. There are also sections on technique for ordering a meal in France, 'a few "don'ts" for the wine list, and French specialities "interpreted". The book serves as a companion volume to Buying Antique and Modern Furniture in Paris, published in the same month. With a plan of Paris as the front endpaper. See less