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Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life

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by Theresa Levitt
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Availability:In StockContributor:Theresa LevittPublish date:10/7/2025Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674301566ISBN-10:674301560UPC:9780674301566Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Chemistry, EuropeBook Topic:Industrial & Technical, FranceSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC6R14YAA2

Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life

A Financial Times Best History Book of the Year
A Financial Times Summer Reading Favorite

"[V]ividly evokes cultural life in Bohemian Paris, the turbulence of the French Revolution and its aftermath, and the feuds that plagued rival scientists...Levitt's social history, especially of perfume, is fascinating." --Wall Street Journal

"A delightful history of science and scent at the dawn of the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674301566ISBN-10:674301560UPC:9780674301566Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Chemistry, EuropeBook Topic:Industrial & Technical, FranceSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC6R14YAA2
Levitt, Theresa: - Theresa Levitt is the Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. She is the author of A Short Bright Flash and The Shadow of Enlightenment.
Publisher: Harvard University Press

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