Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French
by Richard Bernstein
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. A Borzoi Book. Fourth Printing. Very Good/Good. Tight, clean, no marks anywhere. Uncut foreedge. Price intact. Jacket is intact with no tears or chips. Bumping of edges and spine with some sunning of upper edge. Stain on lower front and spine of jacket. In protective jacket cover. Thank you for your patronage.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
An enormously entertaining account of contemporary France from the former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times . Bernstein combines personal memoir, informed observation, and news-hound curiosity to offer a stirring and unforgettable panaorama of France—at times exalted, troubling, and occasionally absurd.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000418
- Title
- Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French
- Author
- Richard Bernstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- FRANCE
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