Bonjour Tristesse
by Sagan, Francoise
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine to Fine/Very Good to Very Good Plus
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1955. NIce copy. Unmarked, tight and square. Prize winning novel by an 18 year old French girl. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine and blindstamp with author's initials on front or top board. Faint wear at spine ends only issue with book itself. Price intact jacket ($2.75) has two short closed tears connected with a crease at bottom of front panel. Remainder of jacket pretty nice with great photo of author on rear panel. In mylar. Basis for film with Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg and David Niven. In mylar. . 8th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine to Fine/Very Good to Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018026
- Title
- Bonjour Tristesse
- Author
- Sagan, Francoise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good to Very Good Plus
- Edition
- 8th Printing
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books Into Film;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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