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.
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1892, 1st Edition in this form. Paris : Librairie Hachette Et Cie. Contemporary marble boards recased in analine calf. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands and gilt-blocked ttile. An uncommonly positive example - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 321 pages; Physical desc. : vi, 321 p. , 1.....
1956, First Edition. Bruxelles : Palais des Academies. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Light tanning to margins. An unread copy with unopened pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages;.....
1972, First Edition. London, Weidenfeld And Nicolson [1972]. 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. ; 312 pages; Description: ix, 312 p. 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 295-300. Subjects: French literature --17th century.....
1951, 2nd edition, revised. Paris : H. Champion. Very 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; 81 pages; Physical desc. : xx, 81 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: French literature -.....
1962, First Edition. Paris : Gallimard. 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; 653 pages. Subjects; French literature.....
1996, First Edition. New Haven : Yale University Press (1996). Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages; Description: x, 198 p....
1939, First Edition. Paris : Gallimard. 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; 489 p. ; 21 cm. Notes; Each.....
1924, Second Edition. Paris : G. Crès & cie. 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; Mémoires d'écrivains et.....
1984, First Edition. Cardiff : University Of Wales Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 211 pages; Physical desc. : x, 211 p. : 1 port. ; 22 cm. Subject: Philosophy in literature. Phenomenology and literature --.....
1984, First Edition. Cardiff : University of Wales. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages; Physical desc. : x, 211 p. : port. ; 22 cm. Subject: Philosophy in.....
1991, First Edition. New York : Columbia University Press. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 222 pages; Description: 222 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Women authors, French--20th century--Interviews. Women and literature--France--History--20th century. Politics and literature--France--History--20th century.....
1970, First Edition. Paris : A. -G. Nizet. 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. ; 223 pages; Physical desc. : 223 p. ; 20 cm. Subject: Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 --Criticism and.....
1867, First Edition. Paris : Michel Lévy frères. Poor copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 2 v. ; 23 cm. Subjects; French literature — History and criticism. French literature.
1806, First Edition. Paris : Lerouge. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 354p. Subject; French literature.
1866, First Edition. Paris : Libraire A. Frank. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges lightly nicked as with age. Internally fine. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Crude repair to spine. ; 136 pages; Description: 136 p. ; 16 cm. Subjects: French.....
1929, First Edition. Paris : Les Editions Modernes, 1929-1930. Fair to good copy in the original colour-printed wrappers; edges nicked and torn, particularly around spine. Pages tanned. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Description: 1v., multi-pag., illus. (some colour) ; 24cm. Contents: 10 issues (8.....
1957, First Edition. Metheun, London. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Uncommon in a dw in such good condition; bright, tight and clean, now mylar protected. ; 97 pages; Description: 8vo. P. 97; 19 cm. Subjects: Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987 --Translations into English. Translation of La Sauvage. Twentieth Century.....
1952, First Edition. Metheun, London. Previous owner's signature to the title. Fine cloth copy in a like dw; tight, bright, clean and reasonably sharp cornered. Mylar sleeved. ; 71 pages; Description: Demy8vo. 70 p. 19 cm. Subjects: Twentieth century French Literature - Drama. Notes: Translation of Le bal des voleurs.....
1953, First Edition. Coward McCann Inc. , New York. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 126 pages; Description: p. 126. Subjects: Twentieth Century French Literature. Genre.....
1952, First Edition. Geneve : Droz. Near fine paperback copy. Slightest suggestion only of dust dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved: tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 194 pages; Physical desc. : xviii, 194 p ; 18 cm. Subject: Apollinaire.....
1868, First Edition. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. Near fine copy bound in quarter aniline calf over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 106 pages. Subjects; French Literature. 19th century literature. Joseph D'Arcay.
1947, Ninth Edition. Paris : Jouve. 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. Edition; 9. éd. rev. et corr. Physical.....
1788, First Edition. A Paris: rue et Hotel serpente. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Further bound in brown paper protective covering over leather boards. Provenance; from the Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass. with its library.....
1974, First Edition. Paris : Gallimard. 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; 460 pages. Subjects; French literature.....
1968, First Edition. London : Cambridge U.P. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Library marks remain. Physical description; xiv, 213 pages 8 plates, illustrations, facsimiles, map 23 cm. Notes; Includes.....