The World of Marcel Proust
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. 1st US Edition. Quarto, publisher's brown cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, spine gilt, light gray endpapers, original dust jacket.
Inside the world of Marcel Proust, writer of the seven-volume modernist work In Search of Lost Time. Explores the family history, life and times of the writer, starting at Illiers, where he spent his youth, and renamed Combray in his writings. Illustrated with over 200 black-and-white and 94 color photos of Proust's family, their homes, portraits of the society people and art that inspired his characters, and the places mentioned in his masterpiece. Originally published in France in 1960. Unclipped dust jacket with some toning and edgewear. Very good. Item #12988
$65.00