Marcel Proust : a biography [complete in 2 volumes]

Painter, George D. (1914-2005)

1959, First Edition, Second Impression. London : Chatto & Windus. Good copies both in the original gilt-blocked, patterned, blue and white cloth boards, now age-toned on the margins and spines. Corners and endbands show minor wear; vol. 1 spine title panel substantially worn. Text edges lightly foxed, with the interiors remaining tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Provenance; The copy of art dealer Adrian Eeles, with his autograph and bookplate on vol. 2, and a gift inscription from his mother on vol. 1. Three-page Painter letter in facsimile regarding sources, loosely inserted. Item #474255

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : illustrations ; 20 cm. Published; 1959 (vol. 1), 1965 (vol. 2). Notes; Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 365-374). Subjects; Proust, Marcel (1871-1922) – Biography. Novelists, French – 20th century – Biography.

Price: €125.00