Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover with slipcase, published by The Heritage Press, 1950. First published n 1856, this is the first Heritage Press edition. Classic. Madame Bovary, always searching for happiness, will it always remain out of her reach? 348 pages, 6-3/4" X 10-1/4", sewn binding. Includes the 'Sandglass' newsletter that provides further information on the book and on the printing. Translated by J. Lewis May, illustrated by Pierre Brissaud and Theo Schmied. A total of twenty illustrations. Sturdy deocarted cover boards, with bright purple cloth covered spine, the title is imprinted on the spine in gold. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. This is not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. There is a crease mark to the top right corner of the text page from 340 through the end of the text block - about 1/2" X 1" diagonal crease at the top corner. Crease is not very visible, photo attached. Slipcase box is intact, a couple spots of staining to the box. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
Synopsis
Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22-05331
- Title
- Madame Bovary
- Author
- Gustave Flaubert
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Heritage Press;
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