La Debacle ["The Downfall"]
by Zola, Emile
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1892. The final chapter in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, set during the days of the Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition; text in French, naturlellement. Marbled paper-covered boards with red leather tips and spine. Five raised bands on the spine; stamped rules; gilt rules; black label with gilt titling. Clean text; 636 pages, marbled edges; marbled endpapers. Publisher's catalog of author's works opposite the title page. There is a contemporary (Aug. 1892) signature on the half-title page. Minor toning to the textblock. Spine has faded to more of a reddish-tan; minor rubbing to the tips. A lovely copy. First Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
La Débâcle is a novel by Émile Zola published in 1892, the in les Rougon-Macquart series. The story is set against the background of the series of political and military events that ended the reign of Napoléon III and the Second Empire in 1870, in particular the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Sedan and the Paris Commune.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005493
- Title
- La Debacle ["The Downfall"]
- Author
- Zola, Emile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque-Charpentier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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