Stendhal — Le Chartreuse de Parme

Paris, A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud, 1911 . Leather. A beautifully bound four volume limited edition of Stendhal's seminal novel, about a Napoleonic era Italian nobleman. In the original French.Limited to 1000 copies on vellum, of which this set is number 966.With the publisher's original wraps bound in. With a colour vignette title page to each front wrap, a frontispiece to each volume, five plates to volume I, five to volume II, five to volume III, and five to volume IV. Collated, complete.The 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; Honor 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. In half morocco bindings with marbled paper covered boards, and housed in a corresponding marbled paper covered slip case, with cloth lining. Fading to back strips, with boards exceptionally bright. Rubbing to joints of slip case, with some joints a little tender. Internally, firmly bound. Publisher's original paper wraps and back strips bound in to each volume. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.