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Paris
by Zola, Emile
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 vol. Small 8vo. [4], v-x, [2], 383, [1]; [4], v, [2], 384-744, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Maroon cloth with gold rules and lettering on the front boards and the spines. A beautiful set of Zola's last installment in "Les Trois Villes", a series chronicling society, religion, and class tensions in Lourdes, Rome, and Paris, during the 19th century, one of the last works published before Zola's death. The first volume has a picture and an obituary of Emile Zola pasted on the front pastedown, and a contemporary date written on the free front endpaper, the top of the textblocks show small spots of soiling, and the rear pastedown of each has a small bookseller's tag.
Synopsis
Ce matin-la, vers la fin de janvier, labbe Pierre Froment, qui avait une messe a dire au Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre, seretrouvait des huit heures sur la Butte devant la basilique. Et,avant dentrer, un instant il regarda Paris, dont la mer immense se deroulait a ses pieds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00006995
- Title
- Paris
- Author
- Zola, Emile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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