METRONOME. Copyright © 2009 by Éditions Michel Lafon. Translation copyright © 2013 by Timothy Bent. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Deutsch, Lorànt, 1975–
Metronome: a history of Paris from the underground up / Lorànt Deutsch; with assistance from Emmanuel Haymann; translated from the French by Timothy Bent. — First U.S. edition.
Pages cm
“First published in France by Éditions Michel Lafon”—Title page verso.
ISBN 978-1-250-02367-4 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-250-02368-1 (e-book)
1. Paris (France)—History—Miscellanea. 2. Paris (France)—Description and travel. 3. France—History—Miscellanea. 4. Subways—France—Paris—History. 5. Subway stations—France—Paris—History. I. Haymann, Emmanuel, 1946– II. Title.
DC707.D521713 2013
944'.361—dc23
2013026916
eISBN 9781250023681
First published in France by Éditions Michel Lafon
First U.S. Edition: December 2013