Bouvard and Pecuchet/The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas [Combined edition]
by Flaubert, Gustave
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New Directions, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: New Directions. 1954. Blue cloth with spine titles in gilt, octavo. Two volumes in one. "Bouvard" has an introduction by Lionel Trilling, translated byT.W. Earp and G.W. Stoner. xxxvii, 347 pages. "Dictionary of Accepted Ideas" is translated by, and with an introduction by Jacques Barzun. 86 pages. Interior clean and bright with some light age toning. In a complete dust jacket with a small chip on the top corner of the spine. Toning to the spine and a bit to the cover [see my photo], The jacket is in a mylar protector. All books shipped in boxes.
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- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091212
- Title
- Bouvard and Pecuchet/The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas [Combined edition]
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Studio Books
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Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
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