Remembrance of Things Past (Complete in Two Volumes)

Proust, Marcel; C. K. Scott Moncrieff and Andreas Mayor, Translators; Joseph Wood Krutch, Introduction

ISBN 10: 0394442563 / ISBN 13: 9780394442563

Published by Random House, Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1970

About this Item

Random House, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., circa 1970r. Second (2nd) Edition. Printing not specified. Volume One, copyright 1934; Volume Two, copyright 1970. Volume One contains the Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch; Swann's Way; Within a Budding Grove; and The Guermantes Way, all translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff. Volume Two contains Cities of the Plain; The Captive; The Sweet Cheat Gone; and The Past Recaptured, the first three of which were translated by Moncrieff, and the last one by Andreas Mayor, replacing the shorter translation by Frederick Blossom in the first edition. Both volumes are in Very Fine condition. Appears Unread. No slipcase included. No Dust Jackets (as issued). BOTH VOLUMES: The Text Blocks are clean, white, tight, straight and square, with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Bindings are full tan cloth, color uniform throughout, with the author's initials, black, in a circle to the front board bright gilt and black titles, etc., to each spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. See the accompanying photos. VOLUME ONE: xv, 1141 pages. VOLUME TWO: 1140 pages. Each is 5 7/8" x 8 5/8". This two-volume edition is a translation from the French of A la recherche du temps perdu, a seven volume work, the individual volumes of which are entitled, Du Cote de chez Swann; A L'Ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs; Le cote de Guermantes; Sodome et Gomorrhe; La prisoniere; Albertine disparue; and Le temps retrouve. NOTE: These are heavy books and will require extra postage: $9.00 for domestic non-priority; International to be determined, as the books together weigh more than 4 lb. (2,246 grams / 79.2 ounces), and therefore are ineligible for shipment by First Class Package International Service, and would have to be shipped Priority International Service.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remembrance of Things Past (Complete in Two Volumes)
• Publisher: Random House, Inc., New York, New York, USA
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394442563
• ISBN 13: 9780394442563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Printing: Printing Not Specifi
• Condition: Very Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Slipcase
• Dimensions: 5.875W x 8.625H x 0D inches 5.875 inches width by 8.625 inches height by 0 inches depth
• Weight: 79.2 ounces

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Synopsis

Proust's great work, the major French literary statement of the 20th Century, looks back at the old social order while noting the rise of a different way of life. It is extraordinary not only in its length, but for the remarkable observations on the aspirations, the foibles and emotions of life. Once experienced, 'A La Recherche du temps Perdu' and the voice of Proust are never forgotten. This box set contains all 12 volumes, from 'Swann's Way' to 'Time Regained' and includes the biography 'The Life and Works of Proust', written and read by Neville Jason who through his recording of 'Remembrance of Things Past' for Naxos AudioBooks has become the voice of Proust for a generation.