Book. Folio - over 12. 440 pages, including index. Oversized, 15 x 10.5 inches. Weekly general interest publication covering art, culture, politics, etc. Many interesting articles on expositions, theater, travel, et. al. Profusely illustrated. Interior in very good condition, with pages age toned but clean, with only occasional stain. One page corner torn with trivial loss of a few words. Binding is tight except for front board and spine loose (inner joint split). View More...
Scarce, with only known copy at the BNF, according to OCLC First Search. 4to. 26 by 18 cm. Unpaginated, [16] pp. A narrative about a black family from the African village of Radi making a trip to Paris for the Colonial Exposition. The family is that of the village chief Sari, his wife, and his two children, Négro et Négrette. The tale recounts their numerous surprises, or benign culture shocks, with the experience being overwhelmingly positive for the children, who are treated kindly by all. The tone overall is condescendingly saccharine. Black and white illustrations atop every page u... View More...
