Twilight is the classic time, in all French towns and villages, for the al fresco lounge. The cool breath of the dusk is fresh, then, and restful; after the heat and sweat of the long noon the air, as it touches brow and lip, has the charm of a caress. So the door ways and streets were always crowded at this hour, groups moved, separated, formed and re formed, and lingered to exchange their budget of gossip, to call out their "Bonne nuit," the girls to clasp hands, looking longingly over their shoulders at the younger ...
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Twilight is the classic time, in all French towns and villages, for the al fresco lounge. The cool breath of the dusk is fresh, then, and restful; after the heat and sweat of the long noon the air, as it touches brow and lip, has the charm of a caress. So the door ways and streets were always crowded at this hour, groups moved, separated, formed and re formed, and lingered to exchange their budget of gossip, to call out their "Bonne nuit," the girls to clasp hands, looking longingly over their shoulders at the younger fishermen and farmers; the latter to nod, carelessly, gayly back at them; and then--as men will--to fling an arm about a comrade's shoulder as they, in their turn, called out into the dusk.
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Good. Illus. 394 pp. Light shelf wear/soiling/staining. Bumping/wear to spine ends and corners. Interior pages are lightly tanned, no markings found. PO bookplate to FEP. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo-over 7 3/4 in-9 3/4 in Tall | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |
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Illustrated by Demachy. Good+ with no dust jacket. Anna Dodd (1858-1929) was an American author whose literary career included novels, short stories, essays, politics, etc., and this book on Normandy. First published in 1892, this is the first edition and first printing of the Putnam printing. This was quite popular in its day, and this Putnam edition is nicely illustrated with a color frontis and B&W drawings by Demachy. Original blue cloth covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. "An entirely new edition from new plates, with revisions and with new illustrations." The spine somewhat duller than the blue cloth covers and there is some shelf wear to the extremities. There is a little faint foxing to a couple of the preliminary pages, else this is a clean, tight book with no internal or external markings.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 356 pages.
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Illustrated by 1 Col. Plate, 18 Bw Plates. Vg in fair only dj; Pre-tourist Normandy. Thatched roofs, golden omelettes, cobbled streets. Villerville, Dives near Caen, Mont. St. Michel.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover. First printing of new edition. Small ink mark on top corner on front endpaper. Text clean. Illustrated. Rear hinge cracked. Corners on cover slightly rubbed. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.