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Red and Black: A Story of Provincial France
by de Stendhal; Beyle, Marie-Henri
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Downey and Company, Limited, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First British trade edition. vi, 439pp. Original black cloth lettered in gilt with red decoration. A Near Fine copy with light rubbing along bottom edge, offsetting from long-gone bookplate or slip on paste down, otherwise intenally clean and bright. Lengthy gift inscription from former owner on front free endpaper in remembrance of mutual service in World War I British munitions unit, small stamp from said unit below, and owners' emboss on rear endpaper.
An elegant copy of the French masterpiece widely considered one of the world's first psychological novels. An extremely scarce edition with no other copies for sale in the trade, few institutional copies shown in OCLC, and none recorded at auction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170923005
- Title
- Red and Black: A Story of Provincial France
- Author
- de Stendhal; Beyle, Marie-Henri
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Downey and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- The Red and the Black, French literature, psychological novel,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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