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The Guermantes Way : 2 Vols. Set : Very Scarce With The Wrappers
by Proust, Marcel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good+
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A 2 Vols. set : The First UK printings published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1925. Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff. From the personal collection of literary agent David Higham with his neat penned name to the front blank end-papers of both volumes. Both BOOKS are in Very Good++ condition with the publisher's original cloth and top-stain still present. Gilt titling to the spines. Many pages remain unopened. Slight toning to the text-block and page edges. Some very mild spotting to the text-block. The WRAPPERS are in Very Good+ condition. Some toning, especially to the spines, folds and to the edges in both wrappers. Vol.1 wrapper has a small marginal tear to the rear lower edge and rear lower flap fold. Mild edge-wear to the spine ends. Vol.2 wrapper has a 5cm closed tear along the upper front spine fold and a much larger closed tear across the front panel. The extremities are lightly worn with a tiny area of loss to the lower front spine fold. Despite the description, both copies present very well in the removable Brodart archival covers. The third title in the 'Remembrance of things past' series. Extremely scarce with the wrappers, with only one copy having appeared at auction in the last 40 years. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Synopsis
After the relative intimacy of the first two volumes of In Search of Lost Time , The Guermantes Way opens up a vast, dazzling landscape of fashionable Parisian life in the late nineteenth century, as the narrator enters the brilliant, shallow world of the literary and aristocratic salons. Both a salute to and a devastating satire of a time, place, and culture, The Guermantes Way defines the great tradition of novels that follow the initiation of a young man into the ways of the world. This elegantly packaged new translation will introduce a new generation of American readers to the literary richness of Marcel Proust. First time in Penguin Classics A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with french flaps and luxurious design Penguin Classics' superb new edition of In Search of Lost Time is the first completely new translation of Proust's masterwork since the 1920s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122334455673
- Title
- The Guermantes Way : 2 Vols. Set : Very Scarce With The Wrappers
- Author
- Proust, Marcel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French, Monchrieff, Proust, remembrance
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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