Proust (Literary Lives Series)

UK: Thames & Hudson, 1986. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. 145 Illustrations. Clean and bright hinged cover, slight wear to corners, tight and soundly bound. Pages very clean, no markings, no creasing, but there is a damp stain on the lower corner that extends onto the page corners in a line on that corner. Marcel Proust is universally recognized as one of the leading figures in 29th Century literature. His unique work, the 12 volume novel, "Remembrance of Things Past" has many autobiographical aspects, transforming his own experiences and that of his friends and acquaintances. Sansom looks at every period of his life and with contemporary illustrations evokes the atmosphere of late 19th-early 20th century Paris. 128 pages with index. 9.25 x 7.2 inches. Thames & Hudson, UK 1986.