Category Archives: Paris bookstores

Going, going, gone

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Parisian Fields

In the 1850s, as the old Paris of narrow streets and ramshackle houses gave way to the broad boulevards and uniform apartment blocks planned by Napoleon III and carried out by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Charles Baudelaire wrote an epitaph for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris shops | Tagged Archives de la Presse, Artcurial, bouquinistes, Charles Baudelaire, Emmanuel Delhomme, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Librairie Charlemagne, Librairie Pierre Brunet, Livre Sterling, Mona Lisait, Napoleon III, Notre Dame de Paris, Red Wheelbarrow, Tea and Tattered Pages, Victor Hugo | 18 Comments

The bouquinistes and the photographer of shadows

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Parisian Fields

To quote from last week’s blog by Norman: “The sense of continuity is part of the fascination of learning more and more about Paris.” But it’s not just about the continuity of major monuments and landmark buildings. It’s also the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris postcards | Tagged bouquinistes, David Downie, Dominique Lesbros, Editions d'Art Yvon, First World War, gargoyle, Kurt Ulrich, L'Illustration, La Carterie, Les Editions Yvon, Notre Dame, Paris postcards, Pierre Petit, Quai de la Tournelle, Quai Malaquais, Robert Stevens, vintage postcards, Yvon, Yvon's Paris | 12 Comments

Connaissez-vous Paris?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Parisian Fields

On the avenue Franklin Roosevelt, not far from the Champs-Elysées, is an unusual bookshop. The name, Livre Sterling, is a peculiarly anglophile pun on the fact that the word “livre” in French can mean either “pound” (₤) or “book” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris travel | Tagged avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Claude Debussy, Connaissez-vous Paris?, Emmanuel Delhomme, Exercises in Style, Félix de Rochegude, Henri IV, Jacques Hillairet, L’Intransigeant, Les Enfants Rouges, Livre Sterling, Père Lachaise, Raymond Queneau, Saint-Louis Hospital, Un libraire en colère, Zazie dans le Métro | 7 Comments

Sitting on books in Paris

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Parisian Fields

The libraries, bookshops, and bouquinistes’ stalls of Paris are justly famous. So, too, are places to sit, alone or with someone else. The city offers many spots for quiet contemplation and conversation. So why not combine them? Sit on some … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris parks | Tagged Le Trumilou, Librairie du Compagnonnage, Quai de l’Hotel de Ville, rue de Seine, Square Gabriel Pierné | 9 Comments

Finding the world in Paris postcards

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week we showed a picture of a bridge, which was on my list of must-sees in Paris. And I wondered how many of those who flock to the Eiffel Tower also visit the 1867 suspension bridge over the artificial … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris bridges, Paris flea markets, Paris history, Paris nostalgia, Paris parks, Paris postcards, Paris shops | Tagged Gustave Eiffel, Haussmann, Leonard Pitt, Marché aux Timbres et aux Cartes téléphoniques, Marechal, Montparnasse, Napoleon, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy, Porte de Vanves, postcards | 11 Comments

Are these the souvenirs I left behind?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week’s blog talked about some of the things we have brought home from Paris. But I have also left behind many fascinating and varied things. I have photos of some, but even when I don’t, their memories are still … Continue reading →