THE MANDARINS - A Novel (First edition - first impression - scarce Proof Copy in partial dustwrapper)
Language: English
Published by Collins, London, 1957
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 125.00
Quantity: 1 available
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A scarce Proof Copy of the first UK edition, published in February, 1957. The first English translation was published in the USA by the World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York. The book was originally published in Paris, France as 'Les Mandarins', by Librairie Gallimard in 1954. Translated from the French by Leonard M. Friedman. Dedicated to Nelson Algren. Dustwrapper designed by Laszlo Matulay. Winner of the Prix Goncourt. ***Very good in plain grey card covers - please note that the front cover is present but detached. The covers are remarkably clean, with no serious marks or tears. The edges are just slightly creased, with a small bump to the page block at the top edge near the spine. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Small closed tear to the thin card covering at the base of the spine. Page block edges clean with no foxing. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean with no foxing. No obvious creases or tears to the thin paper. ***In a fair example of the fragile thin colour illustrated dustwrapper, with the striking illustration by Laszlo Matulay. Please note that the dustwrapper is not complete, as the front flap has gone and the top half of the spine has also gone (please see scans). The front panel illustration is complete. The edges are inevitably creased and rubbed, with a few small edge nicks and closed tears, with associated creasing. ***205mm x 140mm (slightly smaller than the actual published book). 704 pages. ***'In her most famous novel, "The Mandarins", Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War Two. Hailed by Iris Murdoch as "a remarkable book, a novel on the grand scale, courageous in its exactitude and endearing because of its persistent seriousness." In fictionally relating the stories of those around her - Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren - de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. ***At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, "The Mandarins" is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life. The book was the recipient of the Prix Goncourt Award.' (Wiki) ***'Simone de Beauvoir published her first novel "L'Invitee" in 1943; it had taken four years to write. "Le Sang des Autres" appeared in 1945, "Tous les Hommes sont Mortels" in 1947, Le Deuxieme Sexe" in 1949. With "Les Mandarins" she reached her maturity as a novelist and with the award of the Prix Goncourt became recognised as France's most distinguished woman writer and achieved an international reputation.' (Quote taken from the inside rear flap of the dustwrapper of another copy of the book which we also have listed on ABE Books). ***A scarce Proof Copy of the first UK edition, published in February, 1957. Of interest to collectors of the work of Simone de Beauvoir, and of classic twentieth century French literature. Whilst the book is not that uncommon, proof copies are notably scarce. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE MANDARINS - A Novel (First edition - first impression - scarce Proof Copy in partial dustwrapper)
- Author
- Simone de Beauvoir (Translated from the French by Leonard M. Friedman)
- Publisher
- Collins, London
- Publication year
- 1957
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Fair
- Binding
- Original Wraps
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Laszlo Matulay (Dustwrapper design)
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Printing
- First Impression
- Seller catalogs
- First Editions, Literature, Literature in Translation
Orlando Booksellers
Lincoln, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
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We specialize in 20th Century literature, and in particular, Modern First Editions. We would be interested in buying such books, whether individual items or collections. We are particularly interested in Bloomsbury writers, Beats & Counter Culture and 20th C photography monographs. Our books can be viewed as a whole on ABE, or by choosing one of a number of catalogues that we have set up for particular interests, such as Crime Fiction & True Crime, Collectable Paperbacks, Children's Literature etc.…
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