{"product_id":"the-illustrated-english-and-american-paris-guide-by-ch-stuart-fielding-1855","title":"THE ILLUSTRATED ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PARIS-GUIDE by CH. Stuart Fielding 1855","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE ILLUSTRATED ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PARIS-GUIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby CH. Stuart Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium softcover, string bound\u003cbr\u003ePublished: L. Hachette and Co. 1855\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 190 w x 280 h x 4 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 47\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4L\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eAntique tourist guide from 171+ years ago, this specific edition was printed to coincide with the 1855 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) held in Paris under Emperor Napoleon III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHachette rushed out these compact, affordable english-language guides (priced at just 1 franc, as noted at the top of the page) to cater to the massive influx of British and American tourists visiting the exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood-engraved vignette on the front page depicts the Palais de l'Industrie, the main exhibition hall custom-built for the 1855 World's Fair. It stood on the Champs-Élysées and was later demolished in 1897 to make way for the Grand Palais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with the fold our map inside rear cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with wear for age, complete clean and intact, faint crease running down the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56355977822500,"sku":"A4L\/2609\/UXXX","price":3999.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3925399454721393670.png?v=1789803595","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-illustrated-english-and-american-paris-guide-by-ch-stuart-fielding-1855","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}