[Albert Dresden Vandam] — An Englishman in Paris

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Leather. The fourth edition of this popular account of life in France during the reign of Louis-Phillippe and the Second Empire, published only two months after the first edition. The fourth edition, of which one thousand five hundred copies were printed. This fourth edition was published on the 22nd August 1892, following the first edition of June 1892. Complete in two volumes.A first-hand account of the travels of an Englishman in Paris during the reign of Louis Philippe and Napoleon III.By Albert Dresden Vandam, this is a gossipy account of life at the court of Louis and Napoleon, an insightful look at a turbulent time in French history, when they were still trying to find their feet after the 1790s Revolution. Vandam was a journalist, beginning his career as a war correspondent during the Prusso-Austrian War and Franco-Prussian war. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the leather. Boards are a little age-toned. Spines are faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light dampstain to the tail of the spine and front joint of Volume I. Front hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front free endpapers. Front blank of Volume I is working loose. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title of Volume II. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .