BESENVAL, PIERRE-VICTOR, BARON DE

Spleen and Other Stories

London, Chapman Hall. 1927, Limited. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated by H.B.V. with an introduction by Havelock Ellis. Limited edition of 1000 copies for England and America of which this is number 37. Gilt title on light brown cloth boards with decorative paper sides. Fore and lower edges uncut. Top edge gilt. Age darkening to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Uniform with XVIII Century French Romances edited by Vyvyan Holland. Book Plate of Ralph Dickinson to front pastedown. Comprises Introduction; Spleen; The Soldier Lovers; Alonzo; The Hermit; A Spanish Story. The stories first appeared, posthumously, in 1806 in the Melanges litteraires et historiques, which formed the fourth and last work of the Baron de Besenval's works. Bound and printed by the Curwen Press. 310. Very Good TEG/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000105

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature, 18th Century French Fiction, Ralph Dickinson, Ratione Duce Vincas

BOUFFLERS, STANISLAS-JEAN DE

The Queen of Golconda and Other Tales

London, Chapman Hall. 1926, Limited. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated by Eric Sutton with an introduction by Hugh Walpole. Limited edition of 1000 copies for England and America of which this is number 48. Gilt title on light brown cloth boards with decorative paper sides. fore and lower edges uncut. Top edge gilt. Age darkening to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Uniform with XVIII Century French Romances edited by Vyvyan Holland. Book plate of Ralph Dickinson to front pastedown. Comprises Introduction; The Queen of Golconda; Ah! If Only; The Dervish. 'Aline, Reine de Golconde' was first published in Paris in 1761, 'Ah! si..' and 'La Derviche' were published in 1810, but belong, as does their author, to the 18th century. Bound and printed at the Curwen Press. B2E. Very Good TEG/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000098

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature, 18th Century French Fiction, Ralph Dickinson, Ratione Duce Vincas

CLAVEL, BERNARD

The Fruits of Winter

London, George G. Harrap. 1970, First Edition. (ISBN: 0245599045). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 344 pages. Translated by Annie Mygind in collaboration with Patrick Henry. The author Bernard Charles Henri Clavel (1923-2010) won the 1968 Prix Goncourt. His novel tells the story of Gaston Dubois and his wife Fernande, forced to work their way into old age, who live in their own small world where the events and tragedies of World War 2 mean little to them. Their cares and troubles are focused on the garden which provides their food, the wood which provides heat for the long winter months, and their children: Paul, the materialistic and unscrupulous son who trades with the Germans in the Black Market; Julien, who represents all the hopes of his mother despite the fact that he is a deserter and chooses to live the life of a bohemian artist. Skilfully written and evoking all the hardships, anguish, and inner conflicts caused by the war, it is a powerful story, rich in characterization and incident. A1B. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 008754

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French World War II Fiction, 1968 Prix Goncourt Winner 0245599045

CONSTANT, BENJAMIN

Adolphe and the Red Note Book

London, Hamish Hamilton. 1959. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Silver title on green boards which are clean and unmarked with a minor indentation to front side. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 252 pages. Translated by Carl Wildman with an introduction by Harold Nicolson. 1. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000449

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature

DAUDET, ALPHONSE

Kings in Exile

London, J. M. Dent. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title on blue cloth boards which have age darkening to spine and a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally there are fairy decorated endpapers and two contemporary inscriptions else a very clean, tight and unmarked copy. 317 pages. Coloured engraved frontispiece ' she left the room walking rigidly with eyes half shut' from chapter IV. A Good+ copy. Uniform with The Wayfarers Library. Not dated c. 1910's. Inscription dated Christmas 1915. B2D. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000482

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature

DAUDET, ALPHONSE

The Nabob

London, The London Book Co. 1907, First Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Fournier, Louis Edward and Rothenstein, Will. Half brown leather with gilt fleur de lys and title on green cloth boards. Light wear to spine head and tail and corner tips. Internally there is foxing to endpapers and to fore and lower edges else a clean, tight copy. xxvi + 429 pages. Photogravure portrait of Daudet to frontispiece after a pastel drawing by Will Rothenstein and 3 coloured plates by Louis Edward Fournier. Translated with a critical introduction by Professor Trent. Appendix of portraits by Octave Uzanne. Uniform with A Library of French Masterpieces edited by Edmund Gosse. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.89 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 4. Good TEG/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000292

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature Fournier, Louis Edward and Rothenstein, Will

DAUDET, ALPHONSE

Tartarin on the Alps

London, George Routledge. 1892, First Thus. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Aranda, De Beaumont, Montenard, Myrbach and Rossi. Gilt title on green cloth boards which have fading to spine and a touch of wear to top corner tips. Internally there is the usual darkening of endpapers and age toning of page edges else a clean, tight copy. 365 pages + index. Top edge gilt. Translated by Henry Frith. Printed on Japan Paper and profusely illustrated on most pages by Aranda, De Beaumont, Montenard, Myrbach and Rossi, engraved by Guillaume Brothers. SCARCE B2D. Very Good TEG/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000258

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature Aranda, de Beaumont, Montenard, Myrbach and Rossi

DIDEROT, DENIS

Dialogues

London, George Routledge. 1927, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title on green cloth boards which have fading to spine but no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. xi + 196 pages. Translated with an introduction by Frances Birrell. Uniform with The Broadway Library of XVIII Century French Literature edited by Richard Aldington. 1. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000118

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Memoirs, D'Alembert

PREVOST D'EXILES, ABBE

Manon Lescaut

London, George Routledge. 1886. Hard Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Red cloth spine with gilt and black title block and marbled red paper boards. Number 12 in Routledge's Pocket Library series. Preface by D. C. Moylan dated London, June 4, 1841and Life of the Author, 319 pages. Light wear to spine head and tail and extremities of boards, lacking front endpaper (although not Ex Lib copy). Internally very light foxing to preliminaries else clean and unmarked. SCARCE EARLY POCKET BOOK EDITION 11. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000789

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

FEUILLET, OCTAVE

The Romance of a Poor Young Man

New York, P. F. Collier. 1902, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt fleur de lys decoration to spine with title on gold block on green cloth boards. Slight stain to lower front cover and creased back board, internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A Good+ copy. Translated by C. G. Compton with critical introduction by Henry Harland. Photogravure to frontispiece of author, tissue protected. Appendix of other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. A1B. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000346

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature

FRANCE, ANATOLE

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

London, The Library Press. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown portrait on gilt of author with gilt signature of author and decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. Boards are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Marbled paper endpapers. Top edge gilt. Drawing by Steinlein of Anatole France examining a print to frontispiece and a portrait from a woodcut by P. E. Vibert to flyleaf tissue protected. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson and with an introduction by William J. Locke. Not dated but c. 1920's. Uniform with the Minerva Edition of the Works of Anatole France edited by the late Frederic Chapman and J. Lewis May. SCARCE Library Press edition An attractive small volume in excellent condition. 22. Very Good TEG/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000456

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Literature

FRANCE, ANATOLE

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

London, The Bodley Head. 1925. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and decoration to spine, blind embossed title, ruling and motif of Anatole France on orange cloth boards which have some minor marks to front and dulling to spine with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked with no inscriptions. Translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson and introduction by William J. Locke. First published in 1912. B2C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003945

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Authors

FRANCE, ANATOLE

Balthasar

London, The Bodley Head. 1924. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and decoration to spine, blind embossed title, ruling and motif of Anatole France on orange cloth boards which have some minor marks to front and dulling to spine with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked with no inscriptions. Translated by Mrs. John Lane. First published in 1909. Comprise the stories :- Balthasar; The Cure's Mignonette; M. Pigeonnau; The Daughter of Lilith; Laeta Acilia; The Red Egg; Honey-Bee. NOT EX LIB B2C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003948

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Authors, Short Stories, Balthasar, the Cure's Mignonette, M. Pigeonneau, the Daughter of Lilith, Laeta Acilia, the Red Egg, Honey Bee

FRANCE, ANATOLE

The Bride of Corinth and Other Poems & Plays

London, The Bodley Head. 1924. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and decoration to spine, blind embossed title, ruling and motif of Anatole France on orange cloth boards which have some minor marks to front and dulling to spine with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked with no inscriptions. Translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson and Emilie Jackson. First published in 1920. B2C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003946

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Authors

FRANCE, ANATOLE

Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet and Other Profitable Tales

London, The Bodley Head. 1923. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title and decoration to spine, blind embossed title, ruling and motif of Anatole France on orange cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked with a small neat name, place and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket is complete with age darkening and some wear. Translated by Winifred Stephens. First Crown Octavo edition (First Demy Octavo was 1916). 16 short stories by the author. Uncommon to find this edition in such a good condition with dustjacket. NOT EX LIB B2C. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 004413

Catalogue: French Literature in Translation

Keywords: French Authors, Short Stories