Cities of the Plain: volume two & The Captive
by Proust, Marcel [author]. Moncrieff, C. K. Scott [trans.]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Random house, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 563 pages. Subjects; Marcel Proust. Cities of the Plain. The Captive. French literature. 20th century literature.
Synopsis
Cities of the Plain is the final volume of American novelist Cormac McCarthy's "The Border Trilogy. " A film adaptation to be directed by Andrew Dominik has been announced for release in 2012. The title is a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah .
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 244327
- Title
- Cities of the Plain: volume two & The Captive
- Author
- Proust, Marcel [author]. Moncrieff, C. K. Scott [trans.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New York: Random house
- Date Published
- 1934
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