Search Results: French Literature from James F. Balsley, Bookseller

New York: The Citadel Pres. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. [1947]. Hardcover. Blue paper over boards has some fading, but is clean with minimal wear. There is a 1/4 inch closed tear at base of spine. Binding sound, pages clean and unmarked. DJ has tears, chipping, and tape repair on inner side. There is age toning present. Not price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday and Company, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. (1963). Later Printing. Hardcover. Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. DJ not price clipped, now in archival mylar sleeve. No remainder mark. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages .

Grasset. Good+. [1957]. Mass-market paperback. In French. 1957 printing. Le Livre de Poche edition. Yellow cover with drawing of animal skull on front. Cover has light soiling, wear at edges, and a few creases.There is also a small thinned area on the front where a sticker was removed. Binding sound without reading crease. Previous owner's name on first page. No markings in text. There are a few small checkmarks in the publishers catalog at the back of the book. All edges tinted red. ; Le Livre de Poche No. 86; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 182 pages .

Grasset. Very Good. (1967). Mass-market paperback. Le Livre de Poche edition. Cover is clean, has minimal wear and a crease upper rear corner. Binding sound without reading crease. Pages clean and unmarked with toning near edges. All edges of text block tinted red. ; Le Livre de Poche No. 435; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 191 pages .

Garden City New York: International Collectors Library. Fine+. (c1949). Hardcover. Book is as new. Burgendy leatherette cover with gilt decoration on spine and top cover. Binding tight. No ownership or other marks. Silk bookmark bound in. Issued without DJ.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages .

Paris: Armand Colin. Good with no dust jacket. 1906. Hardcover. Brown cloth cover with decorative blind stamping, gilt lettering on spine and front cover. There is considerable wear at head of spine with tears about one inch down each joint, some short tears at tail of spine, corners bumped. Front hinge partially cracked. Previous owner's name on ffep. There are a few marginal marks in table of contents, pages otherwise clean and unmarked other than occasional foxing. Lacking DJ. ; Pages Choisies des Grands Ecrivains [In French Language]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages .

Paris: Gallimard. Very Good+. (1946). Limited Edition. Hardcover. Black paper over board. Spine and front illustrated with white and yellow design. Gilt lettering in spine. Head and tail of spine have light rubbing, upper front corner has light bump. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. The paper has light toning. Binding sound, pages clean and unmarked. Published as a limited edition, this is No. 319/990. This novel was originally published in 1939 in and edition of 30, only 20 of which were for sale. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 221 pages .