Search Results: Classic French Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Henry Holt , 1913. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing; the backstrip is ever so slightly darkened (the titles thereon remain bright, bold and clearly legible. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 128pp. Including Index. Red cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip; embossed designs and titles at the front panel. The date of publication given on the copyright page is difficult to read, it may be 1915. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, USA, 1985. Paperback First Ed thus, but later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; faint toning to wrapper covers; pages tanned a bit. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 670pp. Maps. (Oxford Paperback Reference). First Ed thus, but later printing. Trade Paperback.

Boston, MA G.K. Hall, 1989. Hardcover First Edition [1989], unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: shows several tiny 'spider dropping spots" along the front hinge; sticker residue at the lower rear panel; some barely discernible smudges at the fore-edge; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). xii, 353 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. Critical Essays on World Literature Series. First Edition [1989], unstated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Paris, France Librarie Armand Colin: Bibliotheque de Cluny, 1961. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only light soiling; mildest rubbing; a couple of tiny, stray pen - or pencil - marks at the fore-edge; the pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 483pp. Texte etabli et presente par Claude Pichois. White heavy cardstock wraps with black titles and designs at the front panel and black titles at the backstrip. Sewn Binding. Mass Market Paperback.

Paris, France Librairie Nizet, 1956. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; pages have tanned heavily; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. Previous owner ink signature to inside front cover. Otherwise, a good clean copy, aging gracefully.NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 278pp. In light paper wrappers with red and black lettering. Paperback.

London, UK / New York, NY J.M. Dent and Sons / E.P. Dutton, 1928. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1928], so stated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the panels; a tiny white dot at the front panel, near the hinge; small ink price at the top of the front free endpaper, of which the lower 3.5 inches of which has been clipped at the corner; former owner's name and date in the middle of same. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Shows a few flaws, but in overall appearance, remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.75 x 1.35 inches). xvi, 371 pages. Translated into English by John Florio and with an Introduction by Desmond MacCarthy. Twenty-six Drawings in Pen and Ink by G.E. Chambers, and Many Portraits in Photogravure. Tan cloth over boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Rough-cut fore-edge and bottom edge. Weight: 1 pound,… Read More

Paris, France Delarue, Libraire-Editeur. Hardcover Very Good: shows indications of careful use: former owner's name inscribed at the front flyleaf and a couple of margin lines on the first two pages; light wear to extremities; moderate rubbing to the panels; the pages have some foxing; the binding is square and secure (the front hinge is just starting, but remains secure). No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.65 x 1 inches). xxxvi, 143 pages + 212 pages. Liberally illustrated with "gravures par les premieres artistes" by Henri Louis Armand Telory (fl. 1840-1852),also known as MM. Pauquet et Henry Emy, the name given on the title pages. Brown embossed cloth over boards with ribbed and gilt-decoreated backstirp with gilt titles. All Edges Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Language: French. Weight: 15.3 ounces. The most famous fabulist after Aesop, the French poet Jean de la Fontaine published… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Signet , 1993. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1970); Fourteenth Printing (1993). Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minute indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; a very faint crease at the bottom of the front panel; an even fainter crease to the backstrip; a small, faint smudge to the upper fore-edge; the expected slight tanning, due to aging, to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.25 x 1 inches). 448 pages. Translated by Stanley and Eleanor Hochman. Afterward by Irving Howe. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY Holt, Rinehart & Winston , 1965. Hardcover Third Edition [1965]. First published in 1938. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels and backstrip, where the gilt titles have been rubbed and, while they are still quite legible, are no longer bright. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 1.7 inches). xi, 852 pages. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Shipping Weight: 2 pounds, 7.5 ounces. Third Edition [1965]. First published in 1938. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Garden City, NY Doubleday: Anchor , 1961. Paperback First Edition USA (1961), so stated. First Edition USA (1961), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: shows the very slightest spine lean; light wear to the extremities; a price has been neatly inked out at the upper corner of the front panel; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). xvi, 178 pages. Translated by Philip Wayne. Preface by the translator. Language: English. Weight: 4.5 ounces. Anchor A 267. Mass Market Paperback. The… Read More

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1950. Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows indications of shelving; just a bit of wear to the extremities; a few very faint sprinkles at the tinted top edge; a small coffee-like stain at the fore-edge; quite fresh for its age; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing, faint soiling, and a small dampstain at the bottom of the front hinge; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a clean, tightly bound copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 717pp. No date of publication provided. The first complete and unabridged English translation by Arthur Machen. Illustrated with period engravings. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1950. Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows the faintest indications of shelving; quite fresh for its age; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing and faint soiling; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 637pp. No date of publication provided. The first complete and unabridged English translation by Arthur Machen. Illustrated with period engravings. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows the faintest indications of shelving; quite fresh for its age; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing and faint soiling; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 650pp. No date of publication provided. The first complete and unabridged English translation by Arthur Machen. Illustrated with period engravings. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. Hardcover Shows sparse PENCIL UNDERLINING throughout the text. Else, Very Good in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. Book shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing; several small soil spots to the panels and a number of spray spots at the tinted top edge; the binding shows slight lean, but remains quite secure. DJ shows very mild rubbing and faint soiling; light wear to extremities; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a handsome volume with noted problems in a very nice DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 714pp. No date of publication provided. The first complete and unabridged English translation by Arthur Machen. Illustrated with period engravings. Hardback with DJ.

Philadelphia, PA J.B. Lippincott Company, 1905. Hardcover First Ed; later printing. Good: Shows significant indications of use. former owner's tasteful book plate at front paste down end paper; former owner's name and small, neat drawing at same; the front free endpaper shows a tipped-in newspaper clipping of Montaigne's Tower. Binding shows the slightest spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing. Binding remains secure; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 383pp. [French Men of Letters Series]. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

La Salle, IL Open Court Publishing Company, 1973. Paperback First Edition Thus [1973], so stated. First Edition Thus [1973], so stated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of considerable, but careful use: very slight spine lean; moderate wear to the extremities; considerable, if superficial rubbing to the panels; faint soiling the white background field of the rear panel; faint smudging and soiling to the fore-edge; the binding remains secure; the text is free of any underlining, highlighting, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows moderate wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.65). viii, 194 pages. Translated from the French by Martin Turnell. Weight: 7.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons: The Knickerbocker Press, 1906. Hardcover First Edition USA [1906], unstated in accordance with Putnam's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition USA [1906], unstated in accordance with Putnam's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows very light wear to the extremities and the faintest darkening at the backstrip; the outside edges of the text block have tanned very slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, showing very mild wear and unobtrusive flaws: very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.95 x 6 x 1.45 inches). vi, 475 pages. 14 duo-tone portrait plates. Translated by George Burnham Ives. Critical Introduction by Edmond Sherer. Blue-Grey buckram over boards with pastedown medallion portrait of Prevost… Read More

New York, NY Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1992. Paperback Reprint Edition (1992); First Published in HarperCollins in 1990. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, faint creases at or very near the corners; mild rubbing to the bottom edge of the front panel; a barely discernible crease top to bottom of the backstrip (the binding integrity is unaffected); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased on dog-eared pages. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several unobtrusive conmetic flaws. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.15 x 1.5 inches). xxiv, 564 pages. Extensive Index, Bibliography, and Notes. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 14 ounces. Reprint Edition (1992); First Published in HarperCollins in 1990. Trade… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus & Giroux: Noonday Press, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: a scuffed area (perhaps insect damage) to the lower backstrip (does not affect the titles thereon); slight spine lean; light wear to the extremities; considerable rubbing to the wrapper covers; faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the binding is secure (the binding is sewn rather than simply glued); the text pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging, but remain clean. Former owner's name neatly printed at the upper corner of the front endpaper. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. A solid used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Clearly this is a flawed copy, but if one can overlook the pen work, remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean,… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1982. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; light wear to extremities and two creases near the upper front corner and a smaller crease at the lower front corner; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 141pp. Mass Market Paperback. Translated by James Michie. Introduction by Geoffrey Grigson. Mass Market Paperback. The most famous fabulist after Aesop, the French poet Jean de la Fontaine published his three collections of fables in the second half of the seventeenth century, and found that not only had he an instant popular success on his hands; he happened to have written a literary masterpiece as well. Though not specifically composed for the young,… Read More