Painter, George D. — Marcel Proust: A Biography (2 Volumes)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1961. Later printing. Hardcover. 3rd impression of Volume 1 and 2nd impression of volume 2. 8vo. Pp xvi + 351 + 8pp b&w plates (vol 1) and pp 424 + 8pp b&w plates (vol 2). Purple cloth boards stamped in gilt on a blue cartouche on the spines. Clean, unmarked and tightly bound copies in an unclipped dust jacket (vol 1) and a price-clipped dustjacket (vol 2). Obituary of Painter from The Times (21/12/2005) laid-in. Very good/near very good.