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Paris Postcards: The Golden Age
Leonard Pitt
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Description for Paris Postcards: The Golden Age
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; AKC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 246. .
This collection of postcards provides a window into a world now lost forever: Paris in its golden age. Leonard Pitt's selection offers a stimulating view of an era in which both Paris and the `carte postale' were in vogue. Pitt's choice of medium introduces the reader to a rich and alive social world, in which, during the early years of the twentieth century, over one million postcards were produced and exchanged a day. Exchanges range from the passing romances of Parisian street-vendors through to the lovesick expat writing to his sweetheart back home: revel and be transported ... Read more
This collection of postcards provides a window into a world now lost forever: Paris in its golden age. Leonard Pitt's selection offers a stimulating view of an era in which both Paris and the `carte postale' were in vogue. Pitt's choice of medium introduces the reader to a rich and alive social world, in which, during the early years of the twentieth century, over one million postcards were produced and exchanged a day. Exchanges range from the passing romances of Parisian street-vendors through to the lovesick expat writing to his sweetheart back home: revel and be transported ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445655871
SKU
V9781445655871
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Ref
99-99
About Leonard Pitt
Leonard Pitt is an author and actor based in the San Francisco area. He has previously written several books on Paris, including WALKS THROUGH LOST PARIS and A SMALL MOMENT OF GREAT ILLUMINATION. Pitt is also the co-director of San Francisco's The Flying Actor Studio, specialising in physical theater.
Reviews for Paris Postcards: The Golden Age
'A discrete declaration of love, an array of surprising discoveries. His passion for Paris is that of a true Parisian.'
Metro
`Leonard is completely legitimate, he's impregnated with Paris. He sees things that we don't see'
Le Figaro
Metro
`Leonard is completely legitimate, he's impregnated with Paris. He sees things that we don't see'
Le Figaro