Proust, Marcel

À la recherche du temps perdu. Paris: Bernard Grasset and Nouvelle Revue Française, 1914–1927



12 (of 13) volumes, in 12s (dimensions vary, ca. 7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.; 190 x 117 mm).



Du Côté de Chez Swann. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914 [wrapper dated 1913]. Original yellow wrappers; tiny tear along joint at foot of spine. Red cloth chemise, red cloth slipcase, red morocco spine lettered gilt.  First edition with the wrapper dated 1913 and the title-page dated 1914, and with the vertical type through the final "e/t" of Grasset's name in the imprint; this issue has the colophon on page [524]. A very fine copy. — À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs. Paris: NRF, 1918. Vol. II only. Half red morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to wrappers. — Le Côté de Guermantes and Sodome et Gomorrhe. Vols. I-II. Paris: NRF, 1920-1921. (No. 988, 989). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; front wrappers a trifle browned. —Sodome et Gomorrhe. Vol. II, Parts 1–3. Paris: NRF, 1922–1923. Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; front wrappers a trifle browned.— La Prisonnière [Sodome et Gomorrhe III). Paris: NRF, 1923 (No. 881). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to front wrappers, a few nicks to extremities of bindings. — Albertine disparue. Paris: NRF, 1925. (No. 956). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to front wrappers, a few nicks to extremities of bindings. — Le temps retrouvé. Paris: NRF, 1927. (No. 267). Original wrappers; wrappers sprung from text block, glassine on front wrapper of vol. II torn. Blue cloth chemise, blue cloth slipcase.

12 (of 13) volumes, in 12s (dimensions vary, 78 1/4 4 5/8 in.; 180 117 mm). Du Côté de Chez Swann. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914 [wrapper dated 1913]. Original yellow wrappers; tiny tear along joint at foot of spine. Red cloth chemise, red cloth slipcase, red morocco spine lettered gilt. First edition with the wrapper dated 1913 and the title-page dated 1914, and with the vertical type through through the final "e/t" of Grasset's name in the imprint; this issue has the colophon on page [524]. A very fine copy. — À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs. Paris: NRF, 1918. Vol. II only. Half red morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to wrappers. — Le Côté de Guermantes and Sodome et Gomorrhe. Vols. I-II. Paris: NRF, 1920-1921. (No. 988, 989). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; front wrappers a trifle browned. —Sodome et Gomorrhe. Vol. II, Parts 1–3. Paris: NRF, 1922–1923. Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; front wrappers a trifle browned.— La Prisonnière [Sodome et Gomorrhe III). Paris: NRF, 1923 (No. 881). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to front wrappers, a few nicks to extremities of bindings. — Albertine disparue. Paris: NRF, 1925. (No. 956). Half black morocco, wrappers bound in; light toning to front wrappers, a few nicks to extremities of bindings. — Le temps retrouvé. Paris: NRF, 1927. (No. 267). Original wrappers; wrappers sprung from text block, glassine on front wrapper of vol. II torn. Blue cloth chemise, blue cloth slipcase.
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