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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: STENDHAL, 1783-1842 / JEAN PAUL QUINT [ILLUS.] Title: The red and the black / Stendhal ; translated by Charles Tergie ; with the illustrations of Jean Paul Quint Description: Franklin Center. Pa. : Franklin Library 1981. Limited Edition. Finely bound in sumptous full red leather. Gilt-blocking to spine. with raised bands. and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Decorative gilt tooling to front and rear panels. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. A classic Franklin Library design. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 496 pages; Description: xi. 496p. illus.; 23cm. Genre: French fiction -- French literature -- 19th century -- Historical fiction. Translation of Stendhal's Le Rouge et le Noir. first published in French in 1830. The novel. set in France during the Second Restoration (1815-30). is a powerful character study of Julien Sorel. an ambitious young man who uses seduction as a tool for advancement. The Red and the Black is generally considered the authors major work and one of the greatest 19th-century novels.Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: Price: EUR 30.00 = appr. US$ 32.61 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 220645 |