Three Famous French Romances Modern Library No. 85 Hardcover with Dust Jacket Sapho Manon Lescaut Carmen

Three Famous French Romances is a Modern Library hardcover containing complete, unabridged English editions of Sapho, Manon Lescaut, and Carmen.

This three novel collection brings together classic French literature by Alphonse Daudet, Antoine François Prévost, and Prosper Mérimée in one compact volume.

Details

  • Item: Hardcover literary anthology
  • Title: Three Famous French Romances
  • Works Included: Sapho, Manon Lescaut, and Carmen
  • Authors: Alphonse Daudet, Antoine François Prévost, and Prosper Mérimée
  • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: The Modern Library, published by Random House
  • Year: Not confirmed from photos
  • Edition/Printing: Modern Library No. 85. Exact printing not confirmed from photos.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Dust Jacket: Present
  • Pages: 470
  • Special Features: Three complete and unabridged novels in one volume, colorful illustrated dust jacket, and Modern Library advertising on the rear jacket panel
  • Size: Approximately 7 inches by 5 inches by 1 inch

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • All three works are present in one firmly bound and readable volume.
  • The text remains clean and legible throughout the photographed pages.
  • The original colorful dust jacket is present and displays well from the front.
  • The interior hinges and binding appear sound in the photographed areas.

Issues / Wear

  • The pages and page edges show noticeable age toning and yellowing.
  • The dust jacket has rubbing, surface soiling, fading, creases, edge wear, small tears, and chipping at the corners and spine ends.
  • There is paper loss at the upper and lower jacket spine ends and wear along the jacket folds.
  • The jacket spine lettering has faded, and the rear panel shows spotting and general handling wear.

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This Modern Library No. 85 hardcover keeps its colorful illustrated dust jacket, and it suits a shelf of numbered Modern Library editions or French classics. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

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  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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