Word: franc
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...effected by those who order their books to be imported in this way is very large. On the last importation of French books (ordered last June and received at the beginning of term) the society was able to sell at the rate of 21 cents to the franc. That is, a book of which the published price in France is 3 francs, can be furnished by the society for 63 cents to those who order it to be imported. The book sellers in this country charge anywhere from 30 to 35 cents for the franc. The lowest rate at which...
...Franc, H. 36 Irving...
...annotated French edition of "Aeschylus," well printed in 231 pages and bound, costs only one franc (about twenty cents) in Paris. Now how much would an unbound, poorly printed edition cost at a certain book-store in Cambridge...