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LAGENIDAE DU CRETACE SUPERIEUR DE POLOGNE (LAGENIDAE Z KREDY GORJEJ POLSKI)
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LAGENIDAE DU CRETACE SUPERIEUR DE POLOGNE (LAGENIDAE Z KREDY GORJEJ POLSKI)

by Pozaryska, Krystyna

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Academie Polonaise des Sciences, 1957-01-01. Paperback. Good. In French. 1957 first edition Academie Polonaise des Sciences (Warsaw, Poland), 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches tall paperbound in brown printed wraps, 190 pp. plus the second half of the book, 27 full-page photographic plates printed on heavy stock, with descriptions on facing pages. Book would be 'very good,' but for soiling to the wraps and a significant bump to the lower spine, causing a waviness to all pages at the lower gutter and cracking to the wraps along the lower spine. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~VVV~
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L'Aiglon
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L'Aiglon

by Rostand, Edmond

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Librairie Charpentier Et Fasquelle, 1925-01-01. Hardcover. Good. In French. 1925 Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle (Paris), 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches tall hardbound, red marbled paper-covered boards over red leather spine, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, 262 pp. plus poem and colophon. Covers moderately soiled, rubbed and edgeworn, with some fraying to tips and spine caps. Both marbled free-endpapers are curled. Neat June 1933 prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, apart from a bit of age toning, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. ~SP10~ L'Aiglon is a play in six acts by Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) based on the life of Napoleon's son, Napoleon II of France, Duke of Reichstadt. The title comes from a nickname for Napoleon II, the French word for 'eaglet' (a young eagle). The title role was created by Sarah Bernhardt in the play's premiere in 1900 at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. In October of the same year, the play in an English… Read More
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L'Amour Est Mon P
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L'Amour Est Mon P

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Calmann-L, 1947-01-01. Hardcover. Good. In French. 1947 Calmann-Levy (Paris), 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches tall hardbound, marbled paper-covered boards over beige cloth spine and tips, 413 pp. Covers moderately soiled and edgeworn. Text is age toned. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. ~P~ Hermine Lecomte du Nouy (1854-1915) was a French woman of letters, authoring some 15 works. One of her first novels, Amitie Amoureuse [Friendship Love], published in 1896, was a worldwide smash success. Thus, many of her later works, including this novel, were attributed 'par l'auteur de Amitie Amoureuse.
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L'Auvergne
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L'Auvergne

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Solar, 1972-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. In French. 1972 pictorial covers, Solarama, 4 x 7 inches tall, 65 pp. Paperback is signed by the author, with an inscription in French, on front free-endpaper. Slight edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a clean, bright, unmarked and signed copy of a copiously illustrated traveler's guide. ~aa~
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THE LEISURE HOUR 1855 : VOLUME IV
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THE LEISURE HOUR 1855 : VOLUME IV

by Anon,

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Publisher Not Specified, 1855-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1855 [Religious Tract Society] (London), 7 x 10 1/8 inches tall x 1 1/2 inches thick hardbound, marbled paper covered boards over leather spine and tips, gilt lettering and design to spine, marbled page edges, brown endpapers, 828 pp. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, especially along spine and tips. A bit of flaking to the leather. Age toning to paper. Otherwise, apart from a few instances of marginal foxing, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. All of the weekly issues from 1855, with each issue led by a large engraving and consisting of serialized fiction of a self-uplifting nature, usually anonymous, and articles on popular science, history, biography and poetry of a similar nature, usually with a handful of other engraved illustrations mixed in. This fourth volume of issues was edited by William Haig Miller (1812-1891), and though the illustrations are also unattributed, French-born British cartoonist and author George Du Maurier (1834-1896),… Read More
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L'Epee d'Academicien du Alexandre Favre: 21 Octobre 1978
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L'Epee d'Academicien du Alexandre Favre: 21 Octobre 1978

by Maurice Roy; Doyen Rouard; Jean Gaviglio; Leslie S.G. Kovasznay; Henri Lacombe; Edmond Brun; Alexandre Favre

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Imprimerie Mazan, 1978-01-01. Paperback. Good. In French. 1978 signed and inscribed first edition Imprimerie Mazan (Paris), 5 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches tall stapled paperbound in silver grey printed covers, 67 pp. plus colophon. Light soiling and modest rubbing and edgewear to covers. Nicely inscribed in French and signed by Alexandre Favre (1911 - 2005) on the blank front free-endpaper to Michael S. Longuet-Higgins (1925 - 2016), a mathematician and oceanographer at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), Cambridge University, England and Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego, who devised the theory of the origin of microseisms. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce tribute to engineer and physicist Favre, renowned for his works on turbulence. Not in OCLC. ~X~ With tributes to Favre by French Academy members Maurice Roy, Doyen Rouard, Jean Gaviglio, Leslie S.G. Kovasznay, Henri Lacombe and Edmond Brun, as… Read More
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L'IMITATION DE JESUS-CHRIST, Traduite et Paraphrasee en Vers Francois par Pierre Corneille,...
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L'IMITATION DE JESUS-CHRIST, Traduite et Paraphrasee en Vers Francois par Pierre Corneille, Conseiller du Roy. Edition Nouvelle. Retouchee par l'Auteur avant sa mort

by Kempis, Thomas a'; Corneille, Pierre

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Chez Francois Foppens, Brussels: 1723,. Good. In French. 1723 Chez Francois Foppens (Brussels, Belgium), 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches tall x 1 3/4 inches thick hardbound, blue paper-covered boards over black spine, old orange paper label to spine, engraved frontispiece (van Orley) and engraved headpieces to each of the four books, [24], 440 pp., complete. Soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with chipping and cracking to backstrip, especially top spine cap and along right side. Peeling to upper tip of paper on rear cover. Soiling to page edges. Old tape repair to gutter between blank free-endpapers and verso of covers. Crack to top of gutter between pp. 14-15, but the binding holds quite securely. Otherwise, apart from some age-toning, a nice copy - clean and unmarked - of this scarce illustrated Corneille edition of the devotional classic. OCLC (Nos. 771581088 and 561559726) locates only two copies worldwide - one at the British Library St. Pancras in London, and the other at British National… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-christ. Traduction Nouvelle; Avec une Pratique et une Priere a la Fin de...
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L'Imitation de Jesus-christ. Traduction Nouvelle; Avec une Pratique et une Priere a la Fin de Chaque Chapitre. Nouvelle Edition, Augmentee de l'Ordinaire de la Messe

by Thomas a Kempis

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Imprimerie de Raucourt, 1791-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. In French. 1791 'new edition' Raucourt (Charleville, France), 2 3/4 x 5 inches tall full leather bound, decorative gilt border to both boards, gilt decoration and lettering to spine, all page edges gilt, marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles framing the pastedown, xxviii, 514, [10] pp. Covers are rubbed and edgeworn. Front hinge is quite cracked and tender, with chipping along the bottom of the hinge, yet the binding is firm and the front board holds. Otherwise, apart from mostly very light foxing, a good to very good copy of this scarce edition of The Imitation of Christ, a devotional clasic written by Thomas a Kempis (circa 1380-1471). Though French Jesuit theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher Jerome de Gonnelieu (1640-1715) is listed on the title page, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF) in Paris indicates this translation is actually by Jean-Baptiste Cusson (1663-1772), with only the 'pratiques' (reflections or… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduction Nouvelle. Par le Sieur Du Beuil, Prieur de Saint Val....
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduction Nouvelle. Par le Sieur Du Beuil, Prieur de Saint Val. Derniere Edition. [The Imitation of Christ, Translated into French by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy]

by Thomas a Kempis

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Chez Jean Jouve, 1771-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. In French. 1771 Chez Jean Jouve (Avignon, France), 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches tall full leather bound, gilt lettering to spine, engraved printer's devices, 492 pp. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, especially to tips. Ink notations to front and rear endpapers and rear pastedown. Light, mostly marginal, soiling to title page. Some pages mildly age toned. Occasional page with light marginal soiling. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of a scarce imprint of this translation into French (from Latin) of the devotional classic 'The Imitation of Christ,' credited to 'le Sieur du Beuil, Prieur de S. Val.,' a pseudonym of theologian and French humanist Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy (1613-1684), a priest of Port-Royal. ~KM4~ The Imitation of Christ was written by Catholic monk Thomas Kempis (circa 1380-1471), as four separate books completed between 1420 and 1427, at Mount Saint Agnes monastery, in the town of Windesheim, located in… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, Traduite et Paraphrasee en Vers Francois par Pierre Corneille...
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, Traduite et Paraphrasee en Vers Francois par Pierre Corneille ... Edition Nouvelle, Retouchee par L'Auteur, etc

by Thomas a Kempis

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F. Foppens. Good. In French. 1715 F. Foppens (Brussels, Belgium), 4 x 6 1/4 inches tall brown pebbled hardcover boards over gilt-embossed leather spine, illustrated with engraved frontispiece and several full-page engravings, xxiii, [2], 440, [8] pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewer to covers. 3/4-inch shelf number label to bottom of spine. Small ink notations to top edges of blank front free-endpaper and verso of half title page. Slight soiling to title page and a few interior pages. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare issue, a reprint of the Foppens edition of 1704. OCLC (No. 1063600584) locates only one copy - at the British Library. ~KM5~ [1.5P] In French verse. An early Brussels imprint of Pierre Corneille's renowned verse translation of the devotional classic, 'The Imitation of Christ.' Corneille (1606-1684) was a French tragedian, and one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Moliere and Racine. In 1652, his… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, Traduction Nouvelle. Avec une pratique et une Priere ... Par le...
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, Traduction Nouvelle. Avec une pratique et une Priere ... Par le R.P. de Gonnelieu, de la Compagnie de Jesus. Nouvelle edition. [In Four Volumes]

by Thomas a Kempis

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Chez Claude Robustel, 1727-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. In French, and the Ordinary of the Mass (which precedes this translation of The Imitation of Christ) is in both French and Latin. 1727 Chez Claude Robustel (Paris), four 5 x 7 3/8 inches tall full leather bound volumes, ruled covers, elaborate gilt decorations and gilt-lettered burgundy leather labels to spines, all page edges red, marbled endpapers, [Vol. 1] liv, [2], 206; [Vol. 2] 207-352; [Vol. 3] 353-534; [Vol. 4] 535-677 pp. Includes a two-page catalogue of publisher Claude Robustel's work. Lacking the Pierre Giffart engravings mentioned in the listings of the two French libraries which hold the only institutional copies found by OCLC (Cat. No. 490232683) worldwide, but otherwise complete in all respects. Light to moderate rubbing and edgewear to the covers. A couple of pinhole size holes, impacting a couple of words in the Approbation at the rear of Volume 4. A few pages with slight, mostly marginal staining, and a few creased… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ

by Dassance, L'Abbe, translated by

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Paris: L. Curmer, editeur, 1856-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. In French. 1856 first edition thus L. Curmer, Editeur (Paris), 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches tall full embossed leather gilt-ruled 'cathedral binding,' gilt decoration and gilt-lettered red leather labels to spine, all page edges gilt, green marbled endpapers, extra engraved chromolithograph (pink, red and blue) title page, text framed by elaborate engraved border, ten full-page engravings by renowned French artist Tony Johannot (1803-1852), viii, 454 pp. Covers rubbed and edgeworn, with cracking to the leather top the top two inches and bottom 1/2-inch of the front hinge and 1/2-inch to top of rear hinge. Front board has a bit of looseness, but holds firmly. Bookplate of German-Austrian book publisher and distributor Gottlieb Haase Sohne to front pastedown. Light foxing to front and rear prelims, including title pages and first full-page engraving. The rest of the volume has only traces of marginal foxing. A couple of the full-page… Read More
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite & Paraphrase?e en Vers Franc?ois. [The Imitation of...
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L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite & Paraphrase?e en Vers Franc?ois. [The Imitation of Christ. Translation & Paraphrase in French Verse, by Pierre Corneille, with Engravings]

by Pierre Corneille

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Chez Robert Ballard, 1657-01-01. Leather Bound. Acceptable. In French verse. 1657 Chez Robert Ballard (Paris), 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches tall x 1 3/4 inches thick full leather bound, four raised bands and gilt-lettered red leather label to spine, engraving to title page which is printed in red and black, full-page engraving preceding each of the four books of the Imitation, other engraved printer's devices, [18], 495, [8] pp., complete. Binding is quite rough - rubbed, nicked and edgeworn, with the front hinge cracked through, both boards mildly warped and the front board (which has the letters P, G, R, M, C gilt embossed) is nearly detached, hanging on by one piece of the cords. A piece of the top of the backstrip is lacking. Inside, it appears the original blank front free-endpaper has been replaced but the blank rear free-endpaper is extant, and the copy is otherwise complete. The title page is soiled and slightly chipped at each tip. A majority of the pages have light to moderate marginal… Read More
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L'Imitazione Di Cristo in Italiano Nuova, E Piu? Fedele Traduzione, Arrichita Di Riflessioni,...
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L'Imitazione Di Cristo in Italiano Nuova, E Piu? Fedele Traduzione, Arrichita Di Riflessioni, Pratiche, E Preghiere Alla Fine Di Ciaschedun Capitolo

by Thomas Kempis

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Nella Stamperia Reale, 1760-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. In Italian. 1761 Nella Stamperia Reale (Turin, Italy), 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches tall brown marbled paper-covered boards over leather spine and tips, gilt-stamped black and red leather labels to spine, engraved title page, [8], 515, [1] pp., complete, with half-title and imprimatur page at end. Minor rubbing, bumping and edgewear to covers, with papere shelf label to spine. 19th century prior owner names to front free-endpaper. Pencil notation to front pastedown. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of a scarce 18th century Italian translation of this classic. ~RRR~ The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De Imitatione Christi) is a Catholic devotional book. It was first composed (or at least transcribed) in Latin circa 1418-1427 by Thomas Kempis, a member of the Brothers of the Common Life (known as the Devotio Moderna movement) in what is now the Netherlands. It is a handbook for spiritual life, the most widely read… Read More
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THE LOWER PERMIAN FLORA OF THE OSLO REGION
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THE LOWER PERMIAN FLORA OF THE OSLO REGION

by Hoeg, Ove Arbo

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Oslo, 1936-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1936 scarce A.W. Broggers Boltrykkeri (Oslo, Norway) 6 3/8 x 9 7/16 inches tall softbound in light brown wraps, 56pp., with 5 text-figures and 28 plates. Text in English. Covers slightly damp-stained to front edge, with some faint damp-stains to the top margins of the first two leaves of text. Covers are edgeworn, especially along spine and bottom edge, with USGS and Department of Mines stamps to top of front cover. Many unopened signatures (preferred by some collectors). Otherwise, a very good copy - clean,bright and unopened.~ZZ~
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L'Office de la Quinzaine de Paques Suivant le Nouveau Breviaire de Paris et de Rome en Latin...
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L'Office de la Quinzaine de Paques Suivant le Nouveau Breviaire de Paris et de Rome en Latin et en Fran

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Chez Renard, Libraire, 1804-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 1804 Chez Renard (Paris), 586 pp., 3 x 5 inches tall. Red leather bound volume with gilt lettering and ornate design to spine and covers, marbled endpages, all page edges gilt. Covers rubbed, bumped and edgeworn, especially at tips and spine caps. Front cover has a tear in the leather and rear cover has bottom edge rubbed raw. Apart from occasional foxing or staining to page, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~NN~
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L'Utilite des Recommandations
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L'Utilite des Recommandations

by Max Fischer; Alex Fischer

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Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, 1921-01-01. Paperback. Good. In French. 1921 first edition Ernest Flammarion, Editeur (Paris), 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches tall stapled paperbound in nicely illustrated wraps printed in black and blue, 61 pp. plus table of contents and publisher's ads. Covers lighhtly soiled and edgeworn. Age toning to paper. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of this scarce early twentieth century humorous issue. OCLC (No. 815942698) locates only one copy, worldwide, at Universitatsbibliothek Wurzburg in Germany. ~C~ Max and Alex Fischer are twentieth century French writers of Swiss origin, brothers who jointly wrote humorous stories. Max (Maxime Chevalier Elieser Abraham) Fischer (1880-1957) and Alex (Alex James Abraham Eliezer) Fischer (1881-1935) were the literary editors of Editions Flammarion in Paris.
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La Baronne de Portejoie
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La Baronne de Portejoie

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Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, 1925-01-01. Paperback. Good. No date, but circa 1925 Ernest Flammarion (Paris), 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches tall stapled paperbound, in wrappers printed into black and orange, 61 pp. plus table of contents and publisher's ads. Covers rubbed, edgeworn and lightly stained with a sun fading 'stripe' to the rear cover. Old price sticker to front cover. Age toning to contents, but the paper is still quite supple. A couple of pages with very light staining. Otherwise, a good to very good copy of this scarce issue, Book No. 126 in the renowned Max and Alex Fischer humor series, 'Une heure d'oubli...' series. OCLC (No. 815942698) locates only one copy, worldwide, at the National Library of Slovenia in Maribor, Slovenia. ~C~ Max (Maxime Chevalier Elieser Abraham) Fischer (1880-1957) and Alex (Alex James Abraham Eliezer) Fischer (1881-1935) were twentieth century French writers of Swiss origin, brothers who jointly wrote humorous stories and served as literary… Read More
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La Chiave di Junichiro Tanizaki, Vertigine e Dannazione dell 'Eros
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La Chiave di Junichiro Tanizaki, Vertigine e Dannazione dell 'Eros

by Junichiro Tanizaki

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Bompiani, 1987-01-01. Paperback. Good. In Italian. 1987 Bompiani (Milan, Italy), 4 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches tall paperbound, 126 pp. Light soiling and moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers, especially tips and spine ends. Slight age toning to text. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~L~ Translated from the original Japanese by Satoko Toguchi, The Key (Kagi in Japanese), is a novel written by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki in 1956. The entire story is written in diary form, alternating between the entries of an elderly man who decides to spice up his ailing marriage with a series of intrigues and that of his much younger wife, who complies with her husband's desires without letting him know she is aware of his schemes. Tanizaki (1886 - 1965) was one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, and perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Soseki. Some of his works present a shocking world of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions. Others, less sensational,… Read More
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La Fille au Masque Pourpre (Les Chefs-d’Oeuvre du Roman Feuilleton) [The Girl...
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La Fille au Masque Pourpre (Les Chefs-d’Oeuvre du Roman Feuilleton) [The Girl in the Purple Mask (Masterpieces of the Serial Novel)]

by Jean d'Hourec

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  • Hardcover
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Jean d'Hourec, 1925-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. In French. 1925 second edition, Librairie Gallimard (Paris), 4 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches tall hardbound, blue marbled paper-covered boards over green leather spine, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, top page edges trimmed, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed, green marbled endpapers, full color wraps with cover illustration by noted French caricaturist Bernard Becan (1890-1942) bound in, 252 pp. plus an ad for the next novel in its series, Les Chefs-d’Oeuvre du Roman Feuilleton [Masterpieces of the Serial Novel]. Slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, with moderate rubbing and sun fading to the spine. Small tear to the upper tip of the first blank front free-endpaper. Mild sun toning throughout. Otherwise, a very good copy – clean and unmarked – by this rare copy of one of the pioneering detective novels in France in the 1920s. OCLC (No. 459425835) lists only one copy at collections… Read More
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