Remembrance of Things Past, reprint in French Pleiade Edition, Complete in Three Volumes
by Proust, Marcel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1981. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable set of copies in hardcover, complete in three volumes, nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in original publisher's black cloth somewhat discolored and splotchy at spines, lightly bowed. Still tightly bound, standing handsomely on the shelf and internally quite clean and bright of interior, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Stated First Edition Thus, with "2" appearing in "number" line, indicating a First Edition (Thus), as per the wont of Random House. Sans original slipcase. This is the definitive French Pleiade Edition translated into English by C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Terence Kilmartin; and by Andreas Mayor. Volume 1: Swann's Way, Within A Budding Grove (xii [2], 4-1040 pp. Volume 2: The Guermantes Way, Cities of the Plain (xii [1], 3-1197 pp.). Volume 3: The Captive, The Fugitive, Time Regained (xii [2], 2-1128 pp.). Each volume comes complete with notes, an addenda, and a synopsis.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322961
- Title
- Remembrance of Things Past, reprint in French Pleiade Edition, Complete in Three Volumes
- Author
- Proust, Marcel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Marcel Proust sexuality France French literature|Remembrance of Things Past|Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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