Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life
by Flaubert, Gustave, Steegmuller, Francis (trans.)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Modern Library, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. A Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, soiling to covers and edges of text block, toning to pages, a former owner's plate and name on the front endpaper, and a tight split at page iii; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, soiling, chipping to top & bottom of spine, and scattered nicks. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked. 12mo.
Synopsis
Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first published novel and considered his masterpiece. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 618914
- Title
- Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave, Steegmuller, Francis (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- WHAR.900, , , , , , , ,
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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