Voyage au bout de la nuit.
by CÉLINE, Louis-Ferdinand
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Editions Denoël et Steele,, 1932. First trade edition, first impression, of the author's debut novel, which won the Prix Rénaudot and influenced a generation of authors including Henry Miller, George Orwell, and Henry Green. This is an unusually smart copy in wrappers from the uncommon first printing of the trade issue, with the requisite points, not the reprinted remainder of the edition transferred to a different press. There were also 110 copies printed on special paper. The points for the correct first trade printing are as follows: "Grande Imprimerie de Troyes" imprint at rear colophon, 8 pp. publisher's advertisements at the rear on grey-blue paper dated 1932, "Le Flute Corsaire" advertised on bottom right of rear wrapper as "Sous presse" and with no imprint beneath the red frame, and a lowercase "m" printed upside down p. 150 line 10, and also p. 541 line 37 (though some first printing copies are noted with only one of these, this copy has the added reassurance of both). Octavo. Original white wrappers printed in red and black. Wrappers fresh with a few minor marks, and entirely sound, general light toning within, one professionally repaired tear to one leaf (pp.503-4), an excellent copy. En français dans le texte 366; Connolly, The Modern Movement 74.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153788
- Title
- Voyage au bout de la nuit.
- Author
- CÉLINE, Louis-Ferdinand
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Paris: Editions Denoël et Steele,
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Remainder
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- Octavo
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- Colophon
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- Wrappers
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