About this title: This book describes the historical and social circumstances behind Americans' interest in and travel to France beginning in the 18th century. The author cites notable writers' impressions, as well as draws from memoirs and other travel writing of the period in question. The specific travel culture profiled set a precedent for later mass tourism. A ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2000-Paperback-Contains limited underlining and margin notes. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2000-05-01
ISBN-13:9780226473772ISBN:0226473775
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. Has some highlighting. Has minor underlining. Has some light edge and corner wearCareful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780226473765ISBN:0226473767
Description: Very Good in Near Fine jacket. 0226473767 Clean DJ in excellent condition. Firm binding with slight lean at spine. Unmarked interior. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780226473765ISBN:0226473767
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Very Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Price clipped, Pen on FFE. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780226473765ISBN:0226473767
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2 W. A real nice 378 first edition hardcover with a photo section in center. Picture showing is scan of original book not a stock photo. The pleaseures of France have been legendary for centuries, casting a spell on innumerable travelers. this book tells why so many American's visit France and tells the colorful story of what they did when they got there. From 1786 through World War! and into the Jazz age. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780226473772ISBN:0226473775
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780226473765ISBN:0226473767
Description: Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 0226473767. Clean and tight ex lib hard cover and DUSTJACKET with the usual library indications.; Ex-Library; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780226473772ISBN:0226473775
Description: Good. Moderate shelf wear; cracked spine; laminate of cover beginning to come up at edges and wrinkle at spine; crisp & clean pages. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago, Chicago
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780226473765ISBN:0226473767
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; As New in near fine dustjacket (price-clipped)For Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age, author Harvey Levenstein--Emeritus professor of history at McMaster University--searched through scores of 18th-and 19th-century travel journals and unearthed numbers of insightful, entertaining, and, at times, extremely embarrassing accounts of Americans in France. Including the well-to-do cultural tourists of the late 1700s, the ... read more
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