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The Chartreuse of Parma (The Charterhouse of Parma)
by Stendhal; Beyle, Marie, Henri; Loyd, Lady Mary (Translator)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. First American trade Edition. Hardcover. First American trade edition. (Follows deluxe, limited US & UK editions. First printing with "1" on last page of text. France p. 281.) ix, (ii) 535 pp. Original red cloth lettered in gilt, green endpapers. Very Good+ with frayed cloth at extremities. In Good original gold foil dust jacket, unclipped, with triangular chip along spine edge of front panel with closed tear along fold, tear along fold of front flap as well with crease to flap, small splash stain to front panel, chipped at edges.
The acclaimed 1839 French novel La Chartreuse de Parme or The Charterhouse of Parma debuted in America over 60 years later with this edition with a slightly different title. Scarce in jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180719003
- Title
- The Chartreuse of Parma (The Charterhouse of Parma)
- Author
- Stendhal; Beyle, Marie, Henri; Loyd, Lady Mary (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American trade Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- charterhouse of parma
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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