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.
1962, First Edition. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Review copy with publisher's complimentary slip loosely inserted.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages; Description: viii, 269p. ; frontis, port.....
1907, First Edition. Paris : Societe Du Mercure De France. 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; 386 pages; Physical desc. : 386 p. : facsims. ;.....
1967, First Edition. Cleveland, World Pub. Co. 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.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 103 pages; Description: 103 p. 22 cm. Subjects: French literature - fiction -.....
1871, Second Edition. Paris : Didier et cie. Near fine copies 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. Edition; 2. éd. Physical description; 8 v......
1972, 1st Edition in this form. Libraire Generale Francaise. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 341 pages; Description: 341 p. 18 cm. Subjects: Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) --French Literature. Notes: Includes chronology.
1972, Folio Society Edition. London : Folio Society. Near-fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth and slip-case. Spine bands very slightly dust-dulled. The classic Folio Society design. Physical description; 168 pages, [7] leaves : colour illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Nuns — Fiction. Catholics — Fiction. English literature —.....
1972, Folio Society Edition. London : Folio Society. Near-fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth and slip-case. Spine bands very slightly dust-dulled. The classic Folio Society design. Physical description; 168 pages, [7] leaves : colour illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Nuns — Fiction. Catholics — Fiction. English literature —.....
1934, Sixth Edition. Paris, Librairie Larousse. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 95 pages; Description: 95 p. 18 cm. Subjects: Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) . French Literature--20th Century. Notes: Includes chronology.
1986, First Edition. New York : Greenwood Press. A fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 365 pages; Description: x, 365 p. ; 25 cm. Subjects: French literature --Bio-bibliography --Dictionaries --Authors, French --Biography.
1980, First Edition. New York : Lippincott. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages; A lazy but clever lad earns, through shrewd guesswork and luck.....
1966, First Edition. Paris : Mercure de France. 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; Bibliothèque Médiations. Physical description;.....
1926, 1st Edition in this form. Bruxelles : Maurice Lamertin. Good copy in the original wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Exterior of wrappers slightly speckled. Interior not affected. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 0 pages; Academie Royale de Belgique. Classe des.....
1967, Reprint. Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked 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; vi, 285 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; English literature — 18th.....
1899, 1st Edition in this form. London, William Heinemann. Near fine copy in the original full calf. Decorative gilt-tooling to spine, raised bands, and gilt-blocked black calf label. Gilt ruling to panels, with crest to front panel All edges marble, plus endpapers. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling/toning to the spine.....
1946, First Edition. Paris: Éditions Correa. 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. Physcial description; 412 p. ; 19 cm.....
1948, First Edition. Paris : Corrêa. 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. Physcial description; 458 p ; 19 cm.....
1949, First Edition. Paris: Éditions Correa. 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 Manchester. Physical description; 2 vols. (3 &4). Subjects; Charles.....
1892, First Edition. Paris: Libraire Hacette et Cie. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; two volumes. Subjects; Souvenirs Littéraires. Maxime Ducamp. French literature. French Literary Criticism. 19th-century.....
1864, First Edition. Paris: E. Dentu, Éditeur. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 145 pages. Subjects; French Literature. Achille Du Clésieux.
1894, First Edition. Tours : A. Mame. Good copy only in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 159 p., pl. et fig. ; In-8°. Subject; French literature.
1994, First Edition. London : Hamish Hamilton. Previous owner's inscription. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 432 p, [16] p of plates : ill., ports ; 25 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p......
1946, 1st English Translation. London : Dent, 1946. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge nicked, dust-dulled and price-clipped dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 346 pages; Originally published as 'Suzanne et les jeunes hommes'. Paris, 1941 [and] 'La passion de Joseph.....
1948, First Readers Union Edition. London : Readers Union. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 346 pages; Physical desc. : 346 p ; 19 cm. Subject: French literature --20th century.
1888, Navarre edition. Boston, Little, Brown and Co. Good copies in the original title-blocked 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; 13 volumes, ill, 19cm. Contents: v. 2: The Count of Monte Cristo.....
1888, Navarre edition. Boston, Little, Brown and Co. Good copies in the original title-blocked cloth. Tissue guarded color plates. 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; 14 volumes. 19cm. Contents: v. 1: The Count.....