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Hardcover, black and white pictorial laminated boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 469 pages. Bibliographical References and Index. First edition. This work “explores the construction and emergence of “Bohemia” in American literature and culture.” La vie Boheme as a cultural trope originated in France in the mid 19th century and appropriated the nomadic life-style of the Roma (Gypsies) to describe the existence of starving artists and intellectuals. It’s influence soon permeated all aspects of American social, intellectual and economic life. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy, unread and like new copy.