A Frenchman in America

New York: Cassel, 1891. 8vo. x, 365 pp., including half-title, plus 3 pages of publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece portrait of the author and over 130 text illustrations. Publisher’s cloth, illustrated on front cover and spine in black and gilt, minor wear to edges and corners; some minor spotting, ownership inscription and some pencil annotations on the flyleaf, otherwise a good copy. Item #15266

First American edition, published simultaneously in Bristol, of this work that provides entertaining and humorous anecdotes and comparisons between French and Anglo-American culture. French author and journalist Max O’Rell was the pseudonym of Léon Paul Blouet (1847-1903), who recorded his observations on his travels throughout America while on an extensive book tour in the late nineteenth century. “To American and British audiences, O'Rell served as a reference for everything French and he made great efforts to affect the public discussion of political, social and cultural matters. He is of particular interest to cultural historians studying the presentation of gender roles.” This work offering readers a refreshing image of America and its European relationships.

Price: $100.00

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