Crafty, pseud. [Victor Gerusez]

Paris au Bois

Paris: Plon, Nourrit, 1890. Crafty. First edition. Hardcover (quarter leather, marbled boards; original wrappers bound in). 325p, many ills., many full page (several in color). In French. Very good (last few pages lightly foxed). Item #32570

Driving and riding in the Bois de Boulogne, as carried out by equestrians of varied ability. With a long tribute to Edwin Howlett, legendry society driving instructor. One of Crafty's humorous looks at the fads and foibles of equestrian life in fin-de-siecle Paris. Many of the men and women were probably recognizable personnages of the day. A handsome gift for a francophile friend.

Price: $150.00