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	CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI Henri Cartier-Bresson New York, Aperture; Masters of Photography Ser. No. 2. 1987. (ISBN: 089381265X) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 95 pp. chiefly illus.; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Gift inscription/half-title page, otherwise fine. Another copy available. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1032] Book number: 024107 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	GREENE, JEFFREY French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy New York, Perennial; HarperCollins. 2003, First edition thus. (ISBN: 0060934107) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xiii], 282 pp.; 21 cm. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Browning. "When Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. In lush, lyrical prose, Greene recalls their experiences turning the 300-year-old stone building -- a 'château in miniature' that the locals believe houses numerous spirits--into a habitable refuge. He brings to life their adventures in finding wonderful bargains with which to furnish their new space, including a firm mattress and some rather suspicious antiques - bought from the back of a van. Greene offers the unexpected joys and surprises of village life, from celebrating his and Mary's simple backyard wedding to toiling in a verdant garden. He shares the experience of surviving his mother's decision to move in and humorously introduces the locals -- both human and nonhuman -- who define his and Mary's new world. Woven throughout this luscious tale are the pleasures of rural France: wondrous food and wine, long-held rituals and feasts, dark superstitions, and deeply rooted history. / Jeffrey Greene received his MFA from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He is the author of To the Left of the Worshiper and American Spirituals, which won the 1998 Samuel French Morse Prize. He was also the winner of the Randall Jarrell Prize and the Discovery/The Nation Award. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, and many other journals and anthologies. He lives in Paris." - Publisher. Good. USD 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 2 \| £UK 2 \| JP¥ 258] Book number: 041048 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	JANTZEN, HANS; PALMES, JAMES (TRANSLATED BY) High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1984, 5th printing. (ISBN: 0691003726) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 181 pp. [32] pp. of plates, illus. bib. notes; 22 cm. First published, 1957, under title: Kunst der Gotik. Translated from the German. Tight, clean text. Stain/page 170. Very Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1892] Book number: 038142 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	KARMEL, ALEX A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher. 2002, First paperback edition. (ISBN: 1567921981) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 149 pp. illus. (some col.); 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "For anyone who loves Paris and the mysterious allure of old houses, this charming, personal and informed memoir makes for perfect reading. In a knowledgeable, literate style that conveys (and makes contagious) Karmel's love of his subject, A Corner in the Marais traces the architectural and social development of the City of Lights, from its origins as a Roman settlement, through major redevelopments brought about by Henry IV and Baron Haussmann, through the recent, and sensitive, renovation and restoration of its old neighborhoods. The story begins with Karmel and his French wife fulfilling a long-standing dream: buying an apartment in the Marais, Paris's celebrated historic district, the site of some of city's oldest and most picturesque buildings. It soon becomes clear that their new home, which has witnessed six centuries of Parisian life, provides not only a refuge but a fresh and lively vantage point from which to view the city's history, revealing information that will surprise even the most confirmed Francophile. The book concludes with a 'walking tour' of Marais, in which the principal buildings are discussed with brisk authority. Although Karmel takes pains to fill in historical lacunae from town records, he never loses sight of the fascinating human details -- whether royal squabbles, commercial transactions, or family chicanery -- that have played their role in shaping Paris as we now know it. Illustrated with photographs and period engravings, A Corner in the Marais is ideal reading for anyone who loves exploring the hidden byways of vieux Paris and experiencing history from a personal and singularly engaging viewpoint. / Alex Karmel was born in Manhattan and educated at Columbia University. His first novel, 'Mary Ann' was made into the film 'Something Wild'. His other works include 'Last Words', 'My Revolution', and 'Guillotine in the Wings'. After living for a number of years in Washington, D.C. Mr. Karmel and his wife moved to France, and now live in and around Paris." - Publisher. Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1032] Book number: 037134 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PORTER, MELINDA CAMBER Through Parisian Eyes: Reflections on Contemporary French Arts and Culture New York and Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1986, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0195041046) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible, xii, 244 pp. illus. index; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. "This book brings together some of the rich and varied voices that continue to place Paris at the cutting edge of European cultural and intellectual life. From Francois Truffaut to Jean-Paul Sartre, from Eugene Ionesco to Marguerite Duras, from Jean-Francois Revel to Andre Malraux, the book covers a wide spectrum of figures involved in such areas as film, theatre, poetry, philosophy, and political commentary. As she interviewed her subjects between 1975 and 1985, British journalist Melinda Camber Porter set out to reveal the people behind the highly cerebral and complex ideas endemic to France and, through her interviews, to test the authenticity of their views and to oblige the 'speakers' to make their thoughts and theories accessible to a general audience. The dominant trends in French artistic and political thought thus emerge vividly in this kaleidoscopic array of portraits: the rise and demise of structuralism, the birth of a moderate feminism, the ambivalent attitude towards America, French xenophobia, disillusionment with communism, the role of cafe life, cross-cultural influences, the predominance of the French film industry, and much more. The various 'speakers' often appear to be in dialogue with each other as they disagree over many issues and discuss each other's work and contributions. Alive with the insight, wit, and occasional outrageousness for which Paris is famous, this book evokes the experience of living in a city that retains its historical role as a major international cultural capital and shows why it still nurtures the creative spirit." - Publisher. Fine/Very Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 025286 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	SCHLODER, JOHN E. Baroque Imagery Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art; Indiana University Press. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 091038679X) Soft Cover , Oblong. Exhibition Catalogue, 84 pp. illus. biblio.; 21 x 24 cm. Exhibition held 6 November, 1984 to 6 January, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Very Good. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3010] Book number: 038269 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	STRAGE, MARK Women of Power: The Life and Times of Catherine de' Medici New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book. 1976, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 368 pp. [16] leaves of plates, illus. biblio. index; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Droplet stain/top edge. Dust jacket, with light handling soil, protected in a mylar book cover. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1290] Book number: 019447 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.

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	CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI Henri Cartier-Bresson New York, Aperture; Masters of Photography Ser. No. 2. 1987. (ISBN: 089381265X) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 95 pp. chiefly illus.; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Gift inscription/half-title page, otherwise fine. Another copy available. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1032] Book number: 024107 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	GREENE, JEFFREY French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy New York, Perennial; HarperCollins. 2003, First edition thus. (ISBN: 0060934107) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xiii], 282 pp.; 21 cm. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Browning. "When Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. In lush, lyrical prose, Greene recalls their experiences turning the 300-year-old stone building -- a 'château in miniature' that the locals believe houses numerous spirits--into a habitable refuge. He brings to life their adventures in finding wonderful bargains with which to furnish their new space, including a firm mattress and some rather suspicious antiques - bought from the back of a van. Greene offers the unexpected joys and surprises of village life, from celebrating his and Mary's simple backyard wedding to toiling in a verdant garden. He shares the experience of surviving his mother's decision to move in and humorously introduces the locals -- both human and nonhuman -- who define his and Mary's new world. Woven throughout this luscious tale are the pleasures of rural France: wondrous food and wine, long-held rituals and feasts, dark superstitions, and deeply rooted history. / Jeffrey Greene received his MFA from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He is the author of To the Left of the Worshiper and American Spirituals, which won the 1998 Samuel French Morse Prize. He was also the winner of the Randall Jarrell Prize and the Discovery/The Nation Award. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, and many other journals and anthologies. He lives in Paris." - Publisher. Good. USD 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 2 \| £UK 2 \| JP¥ 258] Book number: 041048 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	JANTZEN, HANS; PALMES, JAMES (TRANSLATED BY) High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1984, 5th printing. (ISBN: 0691003726) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 181 pp. [32] pp. of plates, illus. bib. notes; 22 cm. First published, 1957, under title: Kunst der Gotik. Translated from the German. Tight, clean text. Stain/page 170. Very Good. USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1892] Book number: 038142 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	KARMEL, ALEX A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher. 2002, First paperback edition. (ISBN: 1567921981) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 149 pp. illus. (some col.); 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "For anyone who loves Paris and the mysterious allure of old houses, this charming, personal and informed memoir makes for perfect reading. In a knowledgeable, literate style that conveys (and makes contagious) Karmel's love of his subject, A Corner in the Marais traces the architectural and social development of the City of Lights, from its origins as a Roman settlement, through major redevelopments brought about by Henry IV and Baron Haussmann, through the recent, and sensitive, renovation and restoration of its old neighborhoods. The story begins with Karmel and his French wife fulfilling a long-standing dream: buying an apartment in the Marais, Paris's celebrated historic district, the site of some of city's oldest and most picturesque buildings. It soon becomes clear that their new home, which has witnessed six centuries of Parisian life, provides not only a refuge but a fresh and lively vantage point from which to view the city's history, revealing information that will surprise even the most confirmed Francophile. The book concludes with a 'walking tour' of Marais, in which the principal buildings are discussed with brisk authority. Although Karmel takes pains to fill in historical lacunae from town records, he never loses sight of the fascinating human details -- whether royal squabbles, commercial transactions, or family chicanery -- that have played their role in shaping Paris as we now know it. Illustrated with photographs and period engravings, A Corner in the Marais is ideal reading for anyone who loves exploring the hidden byways of vieux Paris and experiencing history from a personal and singularly engaging viewpoint. / Alex Karmel was born in Manhattan and educated at Columbia University. His first novel, 'Mary Ann' was made into the film 'Something Wild'. His other works include 'Last Words', 'My Revolution', and 'Guillotine in the Wings'. After living for a number of years in Washington, D.C. Mr. Karmel and his wife moved to France, and now live in and around Paris." - Publisher. Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1032] Book number: 037134 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	PORTER, MELINDA CAMBER Through Parisian Eyes: Reflections on Contemporary French Arts and Culture New York and Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1986, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0195041046) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible, xii, 244 pp. illus. index; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. "This book brings together some of the rich and varied voices that continue to place Paris at the cutting edge of European cultural and intellectual life. From Francois Truffaut to Jean-Paul Sartre, from Eugene Ionesco to Marguerite Duras, from Jean-Francois Revel to Andre Malraux, the book covers a wide spectrum of figures involved in such areas as film, theatre, poetry, philosophy, and political commentary. As she interviewed her subjects between 1975 and 1985, British journalist Melinda Camber Porter set out to reveal the people behind the highly cerebral and complex ideas endemic to France and, through her interviews, to test the authenticity of their views and to oblige the 'speakers' to make their thoughts and theories accessible to a general audience. The dominant trends in French artistic and political thought thus emerge vividly in this kaleidoscopic array of portraits: the rise and demise of structuralism, the birth of a moderate feminism, the ambivalent attitude towards America, French xenophobia, disillusionment with communism, the role of cafe life, cross-cultural influences, the predominance of the French film industry, and much more. The various 'speakers' often appear to be in dialogue with each other as they disagree over many issues and discuss each other's work and contributions. Alive with the insight, wit, and occasional outrageousness for which Paris is famous, this book evokes the experience of living in a city that retains its historical role as a major international cultural capital and shows why it still nurtures the creative spirit." - Publisher. Fine/Very Good. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 025286 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	SCHLODER, JOHN E. Baroque Imagery Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art; Indiana University Press. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 091038679X) Soft Cover , Oblong. Exhibition Catalogue, 84 pp. illus. biblio.; 21 x 24 cm. Exhibition held 6 November, 1984 to 6 January, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Very Good. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3010] Book number: 038269 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.
	STRAGE, MARK Women of Power: The Life and Times of Catherine de' Medici New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book. 1976, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 368 pp. [16] leaves of plates, illus. biblio. index; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Droplet stain/top edge. Dust jacket, with light handling soil, protected in a mylar book cover. Very Good/Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1290] Book number: 019447 Click here to order or inquire at Left Coast Books.