A superb example of a beautifully produced limited edition [#722 of 2200] of the works of Marcel Proust in superb design bindings by one of the pre-eminent binding designers of the 20th century, Paul Bonet. A truly beautiful set.
Marcel PROUST. A La Recherche du Temps Perdu. Complete in 15 Volumes. Paris. Gallimard. 1946-1947.
Printed on vélin labeur paper. The set, presented here complete, includes the following titles: Swann's Way, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, The Guermantes Way (2 vols), Sodom and Gomorrah(3 vols), The Prisoner (2 vols), The Fugitive (2 vols), and Time Regained (2 vols).
The only other set on the market being offered at over $2,200.00 and routinely sold by Edition-Originale.com for about 1,500 Euros in this condition.
Very good with only the slightest wear, spines very, very slightly darkened. Textually exceptional. A few very faint, neatly executed marginal pencil strokes. Else just lovely.
