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réf. 122810Paris Éditions de la Revue Blanche 1897. XXV. 1 feuillet. 260 pages. 1 feuillet. 19x12 Cm. Broché. Couverture imrpimée. Sous étui. Cette édition rassemble plusieurs textes posthumes où Stendhal explore à travers Napoléon lItalie Brunswick lAngleterre et Molière des sujets qui éclairent ses goûts politiques littéraires et historiques. Henri Beyle dit Stendhal né à Grenoble en 1783 et mort à Paris en 1842 y apparaît comme un observateur attentif de son temps formé par lexpérience napoléonienne et par une vive curiosité pour les sociétés européennes. Lensemble accompagné des notes et de lintroduction de Jean de Mitty sinscrit dans la réception éditoriale de Stendhal à la fin du XIXe siècle lorsque ses écrits inédits ou dispersés commencent à être mieux réunis. Un des dix exemplaires tirés à part sur papier de Hollande la justification portant la mention manuscrite. Très intéressante provenance : exemplaire provenant de la bibliothèque de Giannalisa Feltrinelli avec son ex-libris. La famille Feltrinelli est l'une des plus importantes familles d'éditeurs et de bibliophiles d'Italie. Manque angulaire sans manque de texte. Papier un peu bruni. Sinon exemplaire très bien conservé. Paris, Éditions de la Revue Blanche, 1897. unknown
1911réf. 332373London: Humphreys 1911. hardcover. fine. From Stendhal. Rubricated title 12mo handsomely rebound in full burgundy morocco black leather spine labels ornately gilt spine top edge gilt. London: Arthur Humphreys 1911. Fine. Humphreys unknown
1930réf. 78049Paris: Albin Michel 1930. Fine. Albin Michel Paris 1930 12 x 19 cm relié First edition of which no copies on deluxe paper were issued one of the press service copies. Bradel binding in full green cloth smooth spine gilt date at foot red shagreen title-piece wrappers and spine faded and with small losses preserved two corners slightly rubbed a modest binding. Inscribed by Léon Blum to the politician pacifist activist and Radical Socialist Jean Piot. Albin Michel hardcover
1901réf. 180719003New York: D. Appleton and Company 1901. First American trade Edition. Hardcover. First American trade edition. Follows deluxe limited US & UK editions. First printing with "1" on last page of text. France p. 281. ix ii 535 pp. Original red cloth lettered in gilt green endpapers. Very Good with frayed cloth at extremities. In Good original gold foil dust jacket unclipped with triangular chip along spine edge of front panel with closed tear along fold tear along fold of front flap as well with crease to flap small splash stain to front panel chipped at edges. The acclaimed 1839 French novel La Chartreuse de Parme or The Charterhouse of Parma debuted in America over 60 years later with this edition with a slightly different title. Scarce in jacket. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1818réf. 1242E001London: Henry Colburn 1818. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xi 1 339. Very Good. 5.25 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. Later half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with five raise bands and leather title label. Marbled page edges. Excellent solid binding. Offsetting to corners of endpapers title page and final page of text. Scattered foxing to text staining to a few pages. Two bookplates to front pastedown endpaper: Sir John Hollams and Panof Grafsos Skinos. The rare first English language edition. This was the first of Beyle's works to use the pen name Stendhal. Includes the preface that was omitted in all later French editions. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. Henry Colburn hardcover
réf. 61586André et Pierre Rémon 1973. 2° 98 S. 26 Orig-Zeichnungen. HPrgt-Mappe darin Broschur mit losen Bogen in HPrgt-Schmuckschuber. Vom Künstler und vom Verleger im Impressum signiert. Nummeriertes Exemplar Nr. 28/38. Text frz. «La texte composé à la main en caractère Garamond a été tiré par le maître imprimeur André Kundig à Genève. Les papiers ont été fournis par la maison Jean Rochat l’emboîtage du livre par la reliure Veihl. Sur vélin 010 André et Pierre Rémon, 1973 unknown
1817réf. 67090London: John Murry Albemarle-Street 1817. First edition in English 8vo pp. xv 1 496; engraved leaf of music several pages with musical notation; original drab paper-covered boards brown paper shelfback printed paper label; corners bumped spine toned and rubbed Q3-Q4 with clean tear at the top margin no loss light foxing very good. Small manuscript gift inscription on pastedown "Mrs. W. Blunt with WB's best wishes." The first English edition of Stendhal's first book written under a pseudonym and also translated by him. John Murry, Albemarle-Street unknown
1996réf. SBBI-mon0000149862Cle International 1996. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Cle International paperback
1884réf. 977Q20Paris : Librairie L. Conquet 1884 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". H. Dubochet . A beautiful Ramage-bound limited edition copy of Stendhal's popular psychological novel Le Rouge et le Noir with illustrations from H. Dubouchet. Limited edition of 500 copies. One of the first 150 copies to be printed on Japanese paper. This is No. 73. Elegantly bound by Ramage in full turquoise morocco with gilt tooling and dentelles. With the original wraps bound in. Complete in three volumes. First published in 1830 'Le Rouge et le Noir' or 'The Red and the Black' tells the story of a provincial young man attempting to rise socially escaping his modest upbringing through hard work talent and deception. Written in the original French by Marie-Henri Beyle a French author best known under his pseudonym Stendhal. Beyle received wide acclaim for this novel alongside 'La Chartreuse de Parme' and is particularly praised for his pioneering use of realism in his writings. With a preface by Leon Chapron.Illustrated with eighty engravings by H. Dubouchet containing a portrait 76 vignettes and 3 page adornments. Vignettes are duplicated with each in-text illustration having a corresponding full-page plate with a tissue guard. Bound in full morocco by Ramage. Externally lovely with light rubbing to the extremities slight fading to the spines and the odd light mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Bookseller label to front paste down. Very Good Indeed Librairie L. Conquet hardcover
réf. 9174316Short description: In Russian. Stendhal. Novels Chronicles and Episodes. Moscow; Petrograd: L. D. Frenkel 1923. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU9174316 unknown
réf. 61624Lausanne André et Philippe Gonin 1973. 4° 88 S. 2 Bl. 26. farb. Abb. Lose Bogen in Umschlag in HPerg.-Mappe in Schmuckschuber. Schuber etwas gebräunt min. fleckig sonst tadell. Nr. 28 von 38 Exemplaren Insgesamt 50 Ex. sur vélin de Rives. Vom Verleger und dem Künstler im Impressum signiert. Les 26 compositions de l’ouvrage ont été dessinées et peinets à la main dans chaque exemplaire par Jean-Pierre Remon à Paris. - Die EA des Textes erschien 1838.- Jean-Pierre Rémon est né le 9 novembre 1928 à Paris dans le XIVe arrondissement troisième d’une famille de 7. C’est en écoutant sa Mère jouer au piano Bach et Mozart que l’envie de peindre est née chez le petit Jean-Pierre alors âgé de treize ans. Son entourage familial le sensibilise d’autre part à la littérature et au théâtre. Les origines d’une vocation artistique sont mystérieuses. Elles sont à rechercher dans les joies les chagrins les plus anciens et les plus enfouis. Chez Jean-Pierre Rémon la conscience aiguë d’être différent du fait d’une sensibilité hors du commun l’ont dès la sortie de l’enfance poussé à dessiner. A quinze ans il entre à l’École des Beaux Arts de Paris pour y dessiner des plâtres. Il travaille ensuite avec Gilbert Dupuis directeur de l’Académie Jullian qui lui transmet les bases du métier de peintre. Cette Académie qui fut fermée pendant la guerre ; davantage libre et créative que l’Ecole des Beaux Arts elle accueillait les peintres étrangers et les femmes ainsi que les amateurs talentueux ; l’avaient fréquentée : Edouard Vuillard Henri Matisse ou encore Jacques Henri Lartigue. 010 Lausanne, André et Philippe Gonin, 1973 unknown
1898réf. 017869New York New York U.S.A.: Brentano's 1898. Book. Very Good . Hardcover. 1st Edition. Previous owner's ink name some minor soiling and spotting front and rear hinges starting else a very nice copy bright gilt lettering and black and red striped covers. The first American edition published the same year as the limited edition from G.H. Richmond & Son and published 2 years before the first English edition. A scarce copy of this classic novel. . Brentano's Hardcover
1929réf. 285979Paris: Éditions Orion 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition. Quarto: 4 front. title v vi 248 249 4 pp. 21 x 25 cm. French. Very good in three quarter green morocco on green cloth gold tooling with moderate wear to the edges and joints light fading to the spine and very light scattered foxing to some text pages else near fine. With seven fine etchings by Jean Emile Laboureur. Éditions Orion hardcover
1814réf. 91120Paris: Chez H. NicolleDe l'Imprimerie de C.-F. Patris 1814. Fine. Anonymous work attributed to Anna Maria Porter which inspired Stendhal's masterpiece ""La Chartreuse de Parme"" Chez H. Nicolle De l'Imprimerie de C.-F. Patris Paris 1814 10.2 x 17.4 cm Relié First edition of the French translation by Élisabeth de Bon gathering in 2 volumes the 4 parts of this anonymous English novel originally printed in 1809 which according to André Marc in his Dictionnaire des romans anciens et modernes of 1819 is the work of Anna Maria Porter younger sister of the novelist Jane Porter. The Porter sisters contemporaries of Jane Austen and famous before the Brontës were close to the Scottish poet Walter Scott. Contemporary full brown tree sheep smooth spines divided into compartments richly gilt in decorative rolls of laurels annulets and lozenges two compartments with a lozenge network formed by interlacing fillets with fleurons at the corners red and green morocco lettering-piece and numbering-piece blind-tooled fillet border to boards gilt fillet to turn-ins edges sprinkled red marbled endpapers in pebbled pattern. Some light surface wear and minor offsetting to boards corners slightly worn. On volume 1 a charming error in the decorative roll at foot of spine corrected by the binder. On volume 2 small piece of leather at the edge of the numbering-piece slightly detaching. Scattered foxing and faint marginal damp-staining to upper margins. In volume 3 two minor marginal repairs to half-title and p. 8. Several period textual corrections in brown ink and pencil: volume 1 p. 131 volume 2 p. 90 and volume 3 p. 21. In the early nineteenth century English novels were widely translated into French. According to the critic signing as ""E."" in the Journal de l'Empire Les Frères Anglais is a success and according to another reviewer writing for the Gazette de France the French translation as much as the original text deserves praise: ""We have already had the opportunity in this Gazette to praise the translator. English novels are much vaunted but the choice is vast; some prove mediocre and even detestable. This one does honour to the good sense of Madame Elisabeth de B. The situations are lively and varied the characters well drawn; the work pleases and holds one's attention from beginning to end."" Gazette de France December 4 1814 ""What astonishes readers who cannot transport themselves into the society whose customs are depicted and who insist on judging everything by the habits of their own circle is the liberty of young English ladies. If their novels offer a faithful picture of their manners and habits these young women converse familiarly in tête-à-tête with their suitors; they write to them even give them their portraits; they tell their parents without ceremony that their heart is engaged. Never would a French demoiselle make such a frank avowal; at most she allows her secret to be guessed."" Journal de l'Empire May 10 1815 our own translation Two women of letters were behind this literary success: Élisabeth de Bon a translator renowned in her lifetime also a novelist short-story writer and co-proprietor of the periodical the Mercure de France and a mysterious authoress. The name of Anna Maria Porter absent from the title-page would be revealed by the bookseller André Marc as that of the author in 1819. Precocious and prolific Anna Maria began writing and publishing books during adolescence nearly a decade before her elder sister Jane. In 1807 she published The Hungarian Brothers and in 1809 she is thought to have written The English Brothers. These two works with their near-identical titles like false twins are the starting point according to Richard Bolster for the attribution of the latter novel to Anna Maria Porter. It was precisely the same translator Élisabeth de Bon who undertook the translation of the third edition of The Hungarian Brothers in 1818 and in 1815 that of another of the author's works The Recluse of Norway. The En Chez H. NicolleDe l'Imprimerie de C.-F. Patris hardcover
1977réf. 57428Penguin. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . 1977. 0140440305 . Penguin paperback
1962réf. 38911W. W. Norton. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; H-T-Stenda-FOUN; Stendhal; Beyle Marie-Henri; Sage Robert editor translator The Private Diaries of Stendhal . 1962. W. W. Norton paperback
1900réf. 170923005London: Downey and Company Limited 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First British trade edition. vi 439pp. Original black cloth lettered in gilt with red decoration. A Near Fine copy with light rubbing along bottom edge offsetting from long-gone bookplate or slip on paste down otherwise intenally clean and bright. Lengthy gift inscription from former owner on front free endpaper in remembrance of mutual service in World War I British munitions unit small stamp from said unit below and owners' emboss on rear endpaper. An elegant copy of the French masterpiece widely considered one of the world's first psychological novels. An extremely scarce edition with no other copies for sale in the trade few institutional copies shown in OCLC and none recorded at auction. Downey and Company, Limited hardcover
1898réf. 140949339New York: Brentano's 1898. First edition. Very Good. First American trade edition. ii 439 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped with black chevrons and lettered in gilt. Very Good with sunned spine moderate rubbing to covers and light soiling to cloth and textblock edges. Light dampstaining to upper corners of boards and endpapers smudges and ownership signature dated 1913 to front free endpaper. A little overopened at several places. A scarce early English-language appearance of the novel Le Rouge et le Noir published the same year as the limited edition from G.H. Richmond & Son translated by Robins priority unknown. Precedes the first UK by two years. Encylopedia of Literary Trans. O. Classe 1331. Brentano's unknown
1898réf. 140948475New York: Brentano's 1898. First Edition. Very Good. First American trade edition. ii 439 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped with black chevrons and lettered in gilt. Very Good with light rubbing to cloth more pronounced at corners sunning to spine and light stains to upper edge of textblock. Front hinge exposed and tender owner signature in an old hand to front free endpaper and small bookseller stamp to back pastedown. Overopened at several places contents lightly toned. A scarce early English-language appearance of the novel Le Rouge et le Noir published the same year as the limited edition from G.H. Richmond & Son translated by Robins priority unknown. Precedes the first UK by two years. Encylopedia of Literary Trans. O. Classe 1331. Brentano's unknown
1924réf. 145085Paris: René Kieffer Éditeur et Relieur d'Art 1924. Stendhal's great study of love crystallized in a superb art deco Kieffer binding First Kieffer edition in a striking Kieffer binding number 50 of 50 copies on japon from an edition limited to 1050 copies only of this art deco edition of Stendhal's great study of love which was originally published in 1822. In De l'Amour known in English as On Love Stendhal shared his concept of "crystallization" as "the process whereby the lover discovers new perfections in the beloved. This first crystallization is most often reinforced by a second one" Schehr. An argument however can be made that "Stendhal's crystallization has mainly been read from the masculine subject position however sympathetically. In the formula for crystallization Stendhal counts five steps to the completeness of it the fifth culminating in 'proof of love'. That is when the beloved loaded with all the imaginary perfections with which he can endow her grants him sexual access le don de merci in courtly terms. This moment marks of course precisely when a negative crystallization begins - for her. Having 'given herself' as 'proof' of love to him she finds that his final step is her first one into the state of the cruellest doubt did he just use me. Masculine and feminine positions within crystallization thus overlap only at this step and take opposing attitudes toward the same central experience" MacCannell. René Kieffer 1875-1964 worked for ten years at the famed Chambolle-Duru bindery in Paris before establishing his own workshop in 1903 and going on to become one of the leading binders in Paris. In 1909 he launched himself in the edition of illustrated luxury books. He learned the trade from Georges Crès and from Auguste Blaizot who joined his name to the first editions of René Kieffer; even the Mercure de France entrusted him with the direction of some volumes for their own editions. From 1919 to 1923 he executed bindings designed by Pierre Legrain for Jacques Doucet and his workshop quickly became important producing up to 2000 volumes a year with bindings of all kinds from the most luxurious to the more modest one. His bookshop opened in 1923 and his three activities were then combined in one place. Kieffer's consistent endeavour was to retain large poorly published texts have them illustrated by the great names of the time and when possible offer them in luxury or publisher's bindings. 2 vols octavo 196 x 138 mm. Printed in black and blue. Finely bound by René Kieffer with his ticket to versos of front free endpapers in green morocco preserving the original pink wrappers art déco decorative motifs blocked in blind to boards and spine end compartments titles in gilt direct to spine marbled endpapers white silk page markers top edges gilt others untrimmed. Occasional light pencil marks. Joints sometime expertly and discreetly repaired and refurbished spines and edges sunned the bindings otherwise sound and clean internally fresh; an attractive set. Juliet Flower MacCannell "The Hysteric's Guide to the Future Female Subject" 2000 p. 310; Lawrence Schehr "Rendering French Realism" 1997 p. 38. hardcover
1829réf. 92190Paris: Delaunay 1829. Fine. Delaunay Paris 1829 13.2 x 21.2 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition illustrated with a frontispiece in each volume and a folding plate at the end of the first volume. Bradel-style bindings in brown half cloth with small corners smooth spines very slightly faded and ruled in gilt marbled-paper boards with a few minor scuffs blue-grey endpapers and pastedowns marbled edges bookplates pasted to the front pastedowns. Some foxing as usual. Our copy is complete with all three engravings: a view of St Peter's in Rome and a plan of the remains of ancient Rome in the first volume and Trajan's Column in the second. It also includes a second state of the plan of the remains of ancient Rome with slight variations Cf. Clouzot Delaunay hardcover
1927réf. 29275Paris : Le Divan 1927-1947. broché. Stendhal Henri Beyle dit.Oeuvres complètes. 83 Volumes. Collection Le Livre du Divan. Paris Le Divan1927-1947 160x100mm broché. Exemplaires numérotés sur papier vergé Lafuma. Rare ensemble complet de la collection des oeuvres de Stendhal éditées par Henri Martineau 1882-1958. Joint: Du même éditeur Petit Dictionnaire Stendhalien 1948. - Le Calendrier de Stendhal 1950. For shipments to the U.S.A. with a value exceeding 800 USD VAT is not included. Please contact us via our website if needed. Le Divan unknown
1927réf. 201018Paris : Le Divan 1927-37 1927. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Finely bound in later burgundy buckram with contrasting gilt-blocked black labels to spines. Each volume is in a protective clear plastic cover. Limitation statement facing title page of each volume - limitation number varies. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Unread copies with unopened pages. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description: 70 vols. in 37. 16cm. Incomplete series of Stendhal's works published by Divan 1927-1937. Includes 64 volumes of Stendhal's works in 34 with 6 additional critical works in 3. Contents: I La Chartreuse de Parme. 2 v. - III Le rouge et le noir. 2 v. - IV Vie de Henri Brulard. 2 v. - V Armance. - VI Rome Naples et Florence. 3 v. - VII Souvenirs d' egotisme. - IX Lamiel. - X Vies de Haydn de Mozart et de Metastase. - XI Romans et nouvelles. 2 v. - XII Vie de Rossini. 2 v. - XIII Lucien Leuwen. 3 v.- XIV Histoire de la peinture en Italie. 2 v. - XVI Memoires d'un touriste. 3 v. - XVII Voyage dans le Midi de l aFrance. XIX Moliere Shakspeare la comedie et le rire. - XXI Pensees. 2 v. - XXII Idees italiennes. - XXIII Theatre. 3 v. - XXIV Melanges d' art. - XXV Ecoles italiennes de peinture. 3 v. - XXVII Melanges de litterature. 3 v. - XXVIII Melanges de politique et d'histoire. 2 v. - XXVIX Correspondance. 10 v.-XXX Courrier anglais. 5 v. - XXXI Melanges intimes et marginalia. 2 v. - XXXII Journal. 5 v. Lacks 15 volumes: - II De l'amour. 2 v. - VIII Racine et Shakspeare. - XV Chroniques italiennes. 2 v. - XVIII Napoleon. 2 v. - XX - Promenades dans Rome. 3 v. - XXVI Pages d'Italie. - XXXIII Table. 4 v. Note: Volume numbers assigned according to Bibliotheque Nationale Paris. Additional critical works: Petit dictionnaire stendhalien / Henri Martineau 1948 - Le calendrier de Stendhal / Henri Martineau avec la collaboration de Jules Lefranc et de Marion Lievre 1950 - La vie intellectuelle de Stendhal : genese et evolution de ses idees 1802-1821 / par Victor del Litto 2nd ed. 1962 - En marge des manuscrits de Stendhal : complements et fragments inedits 1803-1820 / suivis en appendice d'un courrier italien par V. del Litto 1955 - Le coeur de Stendhal : histoire de sa vie et de ses sentiments / Henri Martineau 2 vols. 1952 & 1953 - L' oeuvre de Stendhal : histoire de ses livres et de ses pensees / par Henri Martineau revised edition 1966. Subjects: Stendhal 1783-1842 - Marie-Henri Beyle - French literature - 19th century - Collected works - Fiction - Realism - France - Correspondance - Travel literature - Literary criticism - Studies and criticism - Biography. Language: French. Paris : Le Divan, 1927-37 hardcover
1883réf. 977Q30Paris: Librairie L. Conquet 1883 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7". V. Foulquier . A stunning Ramage-bound limited edition copy of Stendhal's popular historical novel La Chartreuse de Parme signed by the publisher. Limited edition.Number 73 out of 500 copies the first 150 of which were printed on Japanese paper as this one.Bound by Ramage in a lovely full crushed morocco with gilt tooling and dentelles.With the original wraps bound in. Signed by the publisher to the small paper prospectus "L. C. to Monsieur Henry Bretherton" with Bretherton's pencil inscription to the title page. With a specimen prospectus to the front of Volume I containing an example of one of Foulquier's vignettes and other material for subscribers. In the original French. Written by Marie-Henri Beyle a French author best known under his pseudonym Stendhal. Beyle received wide acclaim for this novel alongside 'Le Rouge et Le Noir' and is particularly praised for his pioneering use of realism in his writings. This novel is cited as an early example of realism a stark contrast to the Romantic style popular while Stendhal was writing. It is considered by many authors to be a truly seminal work; Honore de Balzac considered it the most significant novel of his time while Tolstoy was heavily influenced by Stendhal's treatment of the Battle of Waterloo. Wonderfully illustrated with a frontispiece 29 vignettes and 1 page adornment - also included are proofs of each illustration each of which is protected with a tissue guard. Collated complete. Bound by Ramage in full crushed morocco. With the original wraps bound in and silk moire to the endpapers and paste downs. Externally lovely with light rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to boards. Spine has darkened slightly. Internally pages 327-330 to volume I are disbound but present. Otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Pencil note to title page. Very Good Indeed Librairie L. Conquet hardcover
1823réf. 66771A Paris: Chez Bossange Delaunay Mongie & Les Marchands de Nouveautés 1823. M. de. Beyle Henri. Racine et Shakspeare. and No. II. À Paris: Chez Bossange père DeLaunay Mongie and Les Marchands De Nouveautes 1823 1825. Very scarce first edition of both volumes. Two octavo volumes in one 8 3/16 x 5 inches; 209 x 127 mm. 1-55 1 blank; 4 3 advertisements 1-103 1 errata pp. Half-titles for both volumes. Bound together in twentieth-century half brown levant morocco over marbled paper boards by Stroobants. Spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Top-edge gilt others partially uncut. Red silk page-marker. A few pages trimmed shorter at the fore-edge but with no loss of text. Some minor marking to back board. A bit of very light foxing. Overall an excellent near fine copy. Marie-Henri Beyle known under his pseudonym de Stendhal was born in Grenoble France in 1783 and died in Paris in 1842. Although employed at various military and government posts throughout his life his underlying passion for art and literature is expressed in his writings penned between 1812 and 1839. His peers and contemporaries included Honoré de Balzac Victor Hugo and George Sand. Perhaps most famous for his novel Le Rouge et le Noir 1831 his earlier essays and short works reveal his artistic and literary development. This polemic treatise signaled Stendhal's entry into the struggle between classicism and romanticism. A second essay on Racine and Shakespeare referred to as 'Shakespeare II' was published in 1825 of which is also present here. Ebisch & Schüking A Shakespeare Bibliography p. 151; Lalanne Dictionnaire Historique de la France p. 284-5; Lanson Gustave Manuel Bibliographique de la Litterature Française Moderne 19078. Not in OCLC Bibliotheque Nationale de France or Brunet. HBS 66771. $3500. Chez Bossange, Delaunay, Mongie & Les Marchands de Nouveautés unknown
