Voyage au Musee d'Orsay / a Trip to the Orsay Museum Unknown - 2001

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

RMN. New. Brand New! Shrink wrapped! A brand new, unused and unread copy in perfect condition.

RMN. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2001. Paperback. Good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 2001. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

RMN, 2001. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

RMN, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paris, France: Reunion Des Musees Nationaux, 2001. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/2" X 10 1/2. Celestin, Frederic - Design and Layout. 95 Pages. Bright blue laminated boards. Interior text and illustration pages are on quality paper with no apparent defects noted. In 1900, Orsay was not a museum at all. It was a huge railway station, with fifteen tracks, electric locomotives, revolutionary lifts, 12,000 tons of metal beams, and three gigantic clocks so passengers could tell the time. Everything was very modern. Since electric trains meant no more dirty smoke, the station could be splendidly decorated. There was even a grand hotel with 370 rooms for passengers to stay the night and a luxurious banquet hall. But Orsay's hour of glory did not last long. When the trains stopped coming, there was no need for a great station! At first, there was talk of pulling it down. Then it was used as a theatre, and an auction room. Little by little, the idea of turning it into a museum… Leer más