Paris Henry Bidou Jonathan Cape 1939 1st Ed HC+DJ 550 Pages 57 Illus.

Jonathan Cape. On the one hand, here is a vivid portrait of Paris in the 1930’s, the years before World War II, written by an eloquent insider; and on the other hand, here is the historical Paris, of Balzac and Moliere, and here and there, where one can see the historical Paris revealed to the modern and perceptive viewer.