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Bonjour Tristesse
by Sagan, Francoise
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
John Murray. Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in Fair dust jacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has small holes, one-inch chipping to bottom of front cover and top of spine, still bright and attractive. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Author's first book. This is the second printing of the first English edition, published in 1955, the same year as the first printing, and sold for the same price (7s 6d). . small 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 132 pages. C2 .
Synopsis
Bonjour Tristesse (in English, Hello Sadness) is a novel by Françoise Sagan. Published in 1954, when the author was only eighteen, it caused an overnight sensation. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée," which begins with the lines "Adieu tristesse/ Bonjour tristesse... " The 1958 film Bonjour Tristesse featured Geoffrey Horne, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg and David Niven as the lead actors. The music was composed by Georges Auric.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33974
- Title
- Bonjour Tristesse
- Author
- Sagan, Francoise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Novel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, General; First Novels;
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Bloomington, Indiana
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