M. De Stendhal [Henri Beyle] — Le Rouge Et le Noir

Paris , Librairie L. Conquet , 1884 . Leather. 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 . Ill.: H. Dubochet. Very Good Indeed .