Click for full-size.
Le Zombie. Roman
by Miomandre, Francis de
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Printed wrappers, untrimmed. Small ink notation on back wrapper, mostly unopened. Author's presentation card loosely inserted. N
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[Paris]: J. Ferenczi et Fils, 1935. First edition. 246, [1 imprint] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers, untrimmed. Small ink notation on back wrapper, mostly unopened. Author's presentation card loosely inserted. Near fine copy. First edition. 246, [1 imprint] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first novel in French exclusively devoted to Zombies.
Le zombi du grand Pérou ou la comtesse de cocagne by Pierre-Corneille Blessebois, first published in 1697, mentions zombies as just one element of an exotic narrative. Le Zombie was published just three years after the film White Zombie. This novel has never been translated into English and is not well known.
Francis de Miomandre is the pseudonym of author and translator François Félicien Durand (1880-1959), whose 1908 novel Écrit sur de l'eau won the prix Goncourt.
First edition, after 13 numbered copies on fine paper. Rare. Bétan & Colson pp. 50-53. OCLC: 459577717 (BnF); 12227333 (5 locations in N. America)
Le zombi du grand Pérou ou la comtesse de cocagne by Pierre-Corneille Blessebois, first published in 1697, mentions zombies as just one element of an exotic narrative. Le Zombie was published just three years after the film White Zombie. This novel has never been translated into English and is not well known.
Francis de Miomandre is the pseudonym of author and translator François Félicien Durand (1880-1959), whose 1908 novel Écrit sur de l'eau won the prix Goncourt.
First edition, after 13 numbered copies on fine paper. Rare. Bétan & Colson pp. 50-53. OCLC: 459577717 (BnF); 12227333 (5 locations in N. America)
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 313239
- Title
- Le Zombie. Roman
- Author
- Miomandre, Francis de
- Format/Binding
- 246, [1 imprint] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Printed wrappers, untrimmed. Small ink notation on back wrapper, mostly unopened. Author's presentation card loosely inserted. N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. Ferenczi et Fils
- Place of Publication
- [Paris]
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Science Fiction / Fantasy | French
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
All items, as usual, are guaranteed as described and are returnable within 30 days if not as described. Within the United States, all books are shipped UPS unless otherwise requested (please provide a street address). Overseas orders should specify shipping preference. All postage is extra. New clients are requested to send remittance with your orders. Libraries may apply for deferred billing. All New York and New Jersey residents must add the appropriate sales tax. We accept American Express, Master Card, and Visa. All items are subject to prior sale; prices are subject to change.
About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Disneyana
Welcome to the wonderful world of collecting Walt Disney! From letters signed by Disney himself to classic children’s books or ephemera, be sure to check out some of the collectible Walt Disney books on Biblio!
Handling and Storing Books
Take care of your old books — vintage, antiquarian, and fine — with these tips from a professional bookseller
