Marcel PROUST - À la recherche du temps perdu - 1949

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Fifteen-volume set of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, published by NRF/Gallimard in 1949, in a purple demi-cuir binding with gilt detailing, totaling 3,936 pages, in French, original language, with some wear to bindings though interiors are in very good condition.

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Proust (Marcel)
In Search of Lost Time
Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1949

15 volumes in-8 (18.4 cm x 12.2 cm) of 296pp.; 281pp.; 218pp.; 207pp.; 230pp.; 224pp.; 254pp.; 261pp.; 337pp.; 338pp.; 254pp.; 263pp.; 333pp.; 210pp. & 230pp.
Half-binding in violet morocco with corners, spine with raised bands ornamented with gold fillets, gold lettering stamped on the back forming the author’s name across all volumes, gilded top, front cover preserved.

Complete collection:
I and II - Swann's Way
III to V - In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
VI to VIII - The Guermantes Way
IX and X - Sodom and Gomorrah
XI and XII – The Prisoner
XIII - Albertine Disappeared
XIV and XV - Time Regained

Spines worn, bindings rubbed, beginning of splitting at the upper hinge of volumes I and XII, at three hinges of volume X, interiors in very good condition.

Seller's Story

Since 1928, a lineage of passionate booksellers, Librairie Julien Eppe continues a family tradition dedicated to rare, old, and collectible books. Founded in Paris by Paul Eppe and passed down through generations, it now combines nearly a century of bibliophilic expertise with a modern approach to online sales. Each book is carefully selected for the quality of its copy, its provenance value, or its bibliophilic interest.
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Proust (Marcel)
In Search of Lost Time
Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1949

15 volumes in-8 (18.4 cm x 12.2 cm) of 296pp.; 281pp.; 218pp.; 207pp.; 230pp.; 224pp.; 254pp.; 261pp.; 337pp.; 338pp.; 254pp.; 263pp.; 333pp.; 210pp. & 230pp.
Half-binding in violet morocco with corners, spine with raised bands ornamented with gold fillets, gold lettering stamped on the back forming the author’s name across all volumes, gilded top, front cover preserved.

Complete collection:
I and II - Swann's Way
III to V - In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
VI to VIII - The Guermantes Way
IX and X - Sodom and Gomorrah
XI and XII – The Prisoner
XIII - Albertine Disappeared
XIV and XV - Time Regained

Spines worn, bindings rubbed, beginning of splitting at the upper hinge of volumes I and XII, at three hinges of volume X, interiors in very good condition.

Seller's Story

Since 1928, a lineage of passionate booksellers, Librairie Julien Eppe continues a family tradition dedicated to rare, old, and collectible books. Founded in Paris by Paul Eppe and passed down through generations, it now combines nearly a century of bibliophilic expertise with a modern approach to online sales. Each book is carefully selected for the quality of its copy, its provenance value, or its bibliophilic interest.
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Details

Number of books
15
Subject
Literature
Book title
À la recherche du temps perdu
Author/ Illustrator
Marcel PROUST
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1949
Edition
Other edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Nrf, Gallimard
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
3936
FranceVerified
180
Objects sold
100%
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