Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle)

The Charterhouse of Parma

Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni Hardcover, Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press, 1992. Fine. Fine maroon cloth with silver decorative design on front cover and silver spine title. Includes The Heritage Club Sandglass book review pamphlet. In Near Fine grey slipcase with light age toning. Introduction by Honore de Balzac. Translation by Lady Mary Loyd, revised by Robert Cantwell. Balzac says: " Stendhal, is, in my opinion, one of the most distinguished masters of the literature of ideas. This school...recommends itself for its abundance of facts, for the sobriety of its imagery, for its conciseness, for its clarity, for its Voltairian phrases, for its sense of the comic throughout." Ships same or next business day. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. [Item #58908]

Price: $50.00