Published by New York: The Modern Library Edition, First Modern Library Edition, 1937., 1937
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. EXTREMELY RARE SURVIVNG PICTORIAL DUST JACKET is covered in mylar; has 245 titles listed on the back and inside; large chips on bottom front and back, smaller ones also; worn through on the seams; inside front flap in two pieces and missing bottom third. BOOK: Rust/Maroon balloon cloth; gold leaping torchbearer on front with gold title and author's name on spine; red topstain (SEE SCANS). Copyright page STATES FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1937. STORY: Chronicles the adventures of the young Italian nobleman Fabrice del Dongo from his birth in 1798 to his death. Fabrice spends his early years in his family's castle on Lake Como, while most of the rest of the novel is set in a fictionalized Parma (both locations are in modern-day Italy).