Buy this book on-line Thomas Cook and Son : How to See Paris, Its Environs, and the Battlefields (Cover Title)Thomas Cook and Son, Paris, France
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with an illustration on the front cover showing "Pont des Tournelles and Notre Dame." No date, circa 1924. 4 1/2" x 9 1/8." Fifty pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Reprinted black and white photographs, inset maps, and a black, white, and blue fold-out map of Paris are included. Many advertisements for goods and services offered in and around Paris. Featured stores advertise goods, such as dresses, furs, and other fine apparel. Former ownership initials of "M. W. B." are lightly handwritten in black ink on the front cover. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. This is a travel booklet that promotes Thomas Cook and Son's travel services. The company lists its tours by motor coach and itineraries to see different parts of Paris, France. The first page divides tours into two categories, "How to See Paris and Environs" and "How to See the Battlefields in 1 Day" (the latter refers to battlefields of World War I). For example, in Paris, one can take a tour to "Versailles & La Malmaison," "Chantilly, Senlis & Chaalis," or "Chartes Cathedral," among many others. For the Battlefields, one can visit "Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Rheims, the Chemin des Dames, Soissons" in Paris, "Rheims, the Argonne, Romagne and Verdun," or take "The American Battlefield Tour," among others. For each tour, there are brief descriptions of the locales and their history. Some tours show how travelers might plan each day on their trip and what routes they will take. On Page 30, there is a "Synopsis of Escorted Tours by Motor-Coach" both in and outside of France which lists the places one will visit on those tours, how long the tour will be, when the motor coach leaves Paris (where they all begin), and the inclusive fare.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thomas Cook and Son : How to See Paris, Its Environs, and the Battlefields (Cover Title). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, collectables, used books, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |