STENDHAL. — Complete Works. Volume XI: The Abbess of Castro. - Lot 270

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STENDHAL. — Complete Works. Volume XI: The Abbess of Castro. - Lot 270
STENDHAL. — Complete Works. Volume XI: The Abbess of Castro. Italian Chronicles. Paris, Pierre Larrive, 1951. In-4 (approx. 29 × 19.5 cm), paperback, with a white cover embossed and printed in red and black. Volume XI of Stendhal’s Complete Works, text edited by Georges Eudes, comprising *The Abbess of Castro* and *Italian Chronicles*. This monumental edition, published by Pierre Larrive between 1951 and 1956, consists of several volumes, each of which may be found separately. The book features as its frontispiece an original black-and-white engraving by Lucien Guezennec, a full-page composition illustrating *L'Abbesse de Castro*. It is a particularly fine print on high-quality paper, with titles and typographic embellishments in two colors. The print run was limited to 1,000 numbered copies on Marais vellum watermarked “Stendhal,” plus 30 non-commercial copies reserved for the publisher’s honorees and collaborators. All volumes comprising the same set were to bear the same number. This copy is unnumbered, as the space provided for the number on the title page has been left blank. Printed in Paris on June 19, 1951, the volume contains 295 pages; these characteristics match those of the copy of this same Volume XI described in the antiquarian bookstore. Condition: cover slightly yellowed and dusty, with a few small marks and creases from use; spine and edges rubbed, with small snags and marginal tears, particularly at the head and foot. The interior appears clean and well-preserved; the frontispiece is in very fresh condition. Without the publisher’s marbled slipcase, which is typically found with complete copies of this edition. An interesting single volume from this elegant bibliophile edition of Stendhal’s works, printed in a limited run of only 1,000 copies on Marais vellum.
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