Books included in this catalogue span the 17th-20th centuries, with a focus on prose and academic study of French Literature. A large portion of this catalog comes from the library of the late Professor Lloyd Austin of the University of Manchester.
London, H. Hamilton [1946], 1946. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 228 pages; Description: 228 p. 20 cm. Bibliographical foot-notes. Subjects: French literature --History and criticism. Nationalism --France.....
Paris: Perrotin, 1849. First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 43 pages; Description: 43 p. Subject: French literature--19th century--Drama.
London : Faber and Faber, 1961. Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; 255 p. ; 22 cm.....
Tervuren, 1970. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 219 p. : ill. Subject; French literature.
Bruxelles : H. Dumont, 1835. First Edition. Very good copy bound in contemporary full navy cloth. Spine bands worn, with panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners bumped. General surface wear and marks evident. Remains quite well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 341 pages; Physical.....
Paris: chez Maradan, Libraire, rue des Grands-Augustins [ect.], 1804. Second Edition. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; tome.....
Paris : Hachette, 1922. Eighth Edition. Good paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages; Physical desc. : 326 p. ; 19 cm. Subject: Prevost, Abbe (1697-1763) --Criticism and interpretation.....
Paris : Hachette, 1925. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 241 p. 19 cm. Subject; French literature History and criticism.....
Paris : Hachette, 1906. Fourth Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Unread copy with pages unopened ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; Physical desc.: xiv, 283 p. ;.....
Paris: Hachette, 1969. First Edition. Fine copy in the original color printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 30 pages. Notes; SIGNED by the author. Subjects; Children's literature. Children's stories in French 1945 English texts. Children's stories in French (1945-) Texts. Genres; Fiction.....
New York ; Paris : Brentano's, 1944. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; 3 p. ., [9]-239.....
[Bruxelles] : Renaissance du livre (1976), 1976. First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages; Physical desc. : 174 p. ; 21 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 171-173. Subjects.....
Neuchatel, Editions De La Baconniere [1941], 1941. First Edition. Book plate of Seymour Weiner loosely inserted. Near fine copy in the original dutch linen cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 174 pages; Description.....
New York : H. N. Abrams in Association With the Art Institute of Chicago, 2005. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages; Description: 32.....
Paris : Nizet, 1959. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description;.....
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 318 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Butor, Michel. French literature ; History and criticism.
Syracuse University Press, 1947. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight dust-dulling and toning. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 256 pages; Volume one only.
Paris : Jules Rouff [ca. 1900?], 1900. New Edition. Very good copy bound in contemporary gilt-blocked, leather-backed, marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Pages lighty tanned as with age. Bookplate to front pastedown. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.;.....
London : Hamish Hamilton, 1946. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Bookplate on front endpapers. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Spine slightly sun-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 104p. ; 19cm. Notes: First published in French as L'Étranger.....
University, University Of Alabama Press [C1968], 1968. First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Uncommon in such positive condition. ; 171 pages; Description: xii, 171 p. Illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867) --Bibliography --French literature.
University Of Alabama Press, 1968. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 171 pages; Subjects: Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867 --Bibliography -- French literature.
Paris : Rieder, 1931. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Series; Maîtres des littératures ; 10. Physical.....
Paris : Dorbon, 1959. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; ix, 487 p. ; 23.....
Paris : Gallimard, 1937. Sixth Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Ex-libris copy with minor marks to ffep remining. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages; Description: 217 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Spanish.....
Paris : J. Corti, 1983. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; 448 p. ; 23.....