Square by Duras: First Edition (12 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Grove Press, 1994. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Covers have shelf wear.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. Col. Biblioteca Breve. El servicio contrareembolso tiene un coste adicional de 3 euros. Todos nuestros libros son de segunda mano. Narrativa (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in brown cloth, stamped in gold in dust jacket. Even though this is the true first U.S. edition of this book -- it is more of a reading copy The story "Moderato Cantabile" is notated throughout the story. 303 pp. Dust jacket now protected in a mylar sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st thus (1965). 104pp. VG+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. VG+/VG+. Stated 1st Printing, with introduction by Germaine Brée, and each novel translated by different academics. Book is straight, square, tightly bound, lightly and uniformly age toned and free of gutter creasing, markings and blemishes; Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible lettering on spine. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original USD $3.95 price), encased in protective mylar and faintly age toned and crisply presented. (Please see Seller images). Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. PLEASE CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING for additional information, details or photos.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. 8º, rústica ilustrada con solapas, buen estado general, lomo algo fatigado y soleado, ligeramente rozado en bordes, firma anterior propietario. Colección Biblioteca Breve, 117. "Marguerite Duras (.) ha tentado en El Square una experiencia tan atrevida como bien lograda, reduciendo la novela a un mero diálogo, con escasas acotaciones objetivas, entre una joven sirvienta y un vendedor ambulante, que encarnan ante los ojos del lector dos reacciones fundamentalmente antagónicas ante la existencia: la de rebeldía, ella -una rebeldía cuya misma exacerbación robustece sus esperanzas- y él, la de una cobarde resignación, que le lleva a apreciar como miríficos dones la simple calma de un atardecer o la visión de las jaulas de unos leones iluminadas por el sol poniente. Ambas vidas, ambas posturas, podrían coincidir, reconciliarse. La posibilidad de un encuentro se adelgaza en las últimas páginas del libro".…

Softcover. First Edition; Third Printing. Very Good in wrappers. A little edge wear and light soiling.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1965 Jupiter Books paperback 1st edition 1st impression. Near fine clean tight copy.

first edition thus 288pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled,owner's bookplate to ffep and inscr.,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped).

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In 12, broché, non coupé. 155 pp, Edition originale. 1/25 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil N° 4, seul grand papier. Bel exemplaire.

couverture souple. Gallimard | Paris 1955 | 12 x 19 cm | broché | Édition originale, un des 25 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, seuls grands papiers. Après des romans d'une facture plus classique, Le Square « montre son désir de créer, une pratique exploratrice de la sensualité et de la langue, en révélant le talent de l'auteure. La romancière adopte certaines positions du Nouveau Roman, selon lesquelles la langue occupe une place primordiale. La constante de son esthétique est la volonté d'expérimenter pour trouver une manière meilleure d'ex- primer ce qu'elle ressent, une compulsion à dire continue dans toute l'uvre. L'expérimentation explique l'évolution de la technique jusqu'à l'excellence des chefs-d'uvre (Moderato Cantabile, Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein, Le Vice-consul, L'India Song, L'Amant, Écrire) où elle s'efforcera de modifier les composantes de ses textes, par un processus d'éliminations et d'améliorations, afin d'aboutir à communiquer le thème majeur de sa création : la passion. » (Anna Ledwina, L'Écriture durassienne : mise en scène de l'ellipse et de l'innommable) Rare et bel exemplaire de ce roman-dialogue qui connaîtra une adaptation au théâtre l'année suivant sa parution. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] Le square [The Square], Gallimard, Paris 1955, 12x19cm, original soft cover. First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe issue (grands papiers). "[.] Le Square (1955) [.] shows her desire to create, an exploratory practice of sensuality and language, revealing the author's talent. The novelist adopts certain positions of the Nouveau Roman, whereby language plays an important role. The constant in her aesthetic is a willingness to experiment to find a better way of expressing what she feels, a compulsion to verbalize that runs throughout her work. Experimentation explains the evolution of her technique up to the excellence of her masterpieces (Moderato cantabile, Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein [The Ravishing of Lol Stein], Le Vice-consul [The Vice-Consul], India Song, L'Amant [The Lover], Écrire [Writing]), where she endeavors to modify the components of her texts, through a process of elimination and improvement, to communicate the major theme of her works: passion". (Anna Ledwina, L'écriture durassienne: mise en scène de l'ellipse et de l'innommable) A rare and beautiful copy of this novel-dialogue, adapted for the stage a year after publication. *.…