The Other Paris.
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2015. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a slight curl to the bottom edge of the front panel. Luc Sante gives us a panoramic view of the dark and shadowy Pairs, which has nearly vanished but whose traces are in the bricks and stones of the contemporary city, in the culture of France itself, and, by extension, throughout the world. Drawing on testimony from a great range of witnesses, Sante, whose thorough research is matched only by the vividness of his narration, takes the reader on a whirlwind tour. Richly illustrated with more than three hundred images, The Other Paris scuttles through the knotted pre-Haussmann streets, through the improvised accommodations of the original bohemians, through the whorehouses and dance halls and hobo shelters of the old city. Item #27030
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