“It was in a restrained mood that I walked back towards the rue Coquillière, and again I stopped on the corner. Something made me look up at the name of the street-‘rue Hérold’ said the familiar blue and white enamel plate. But, what else was there? Immediately underneath, carved into the stone of the house, I could see a trace of much older lettering.”
Elliot brings the reader face to face with the great events of the French Revolution as he treads the paths of present-day Paris. This is a book that will enliven a trip to Paris for first-time visitors as well as the most hardened travelers.
Author: John Elliot
Title: The Way of the Tumbrils: The story of the French Revolution as seen in Paris today
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Reynal & Company, 1958
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 236p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, moderate chipping, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine very clean with mild edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned. Adhesive residue on front paste-down. Owner’s information on half-title page.
Comments: Scarce copy
