Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life
by Flaubert, Gustave; Steegmuller, Francis (Translated by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. Leather, 423 pages, colour illustrations; 22 cm. All edges gilt, gilt-stamped decorations on boards, raised bands on spine. First published, 1857. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Boards & edges lightly rubbed. Illustrated by Malcolm Liepke.. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Liepke, Malcolm. 8vo.
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
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107523
- Title
- Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave; Steegmuller, Francis (Translated by)
- Illustrator
- Liepke, Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Illustrated Books;
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.