Roux The Bandit (First Uk Edition)
Language: English
Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1929
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
AbeBooks seller since August 25, 1999
Association member: IOBA
View this seller's itemsCondition: Used - Very good
£ 53.83
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
128 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Printed In Yellow. First Uk Edition. Very Good, Light Wear At Corners With Some Browning To Endpapers And Small Foxing Spots On Foredge Of Page Block, In Very Good Yellow And Black Dj, Browning To Spine And Edges, A Few Short Tears At Ends Of Spine, A Few Minute Losses At And Around Top Of Spine, And Small Brown Tape Interior Reinforcement At Foot Of Spine. Entire Dj Is About 1/16" Shorter Than The Book, Probably Trimmed Long Ago. "The Story Of A French Conscientious Objector Of 1914. Who Escapes Into The Mountains, Where He Lives For Over Three Years, Alone And Amid Terrible Privations. He Is Eventually Caught And Imprisoned, But Not Before He Has Become An Almost Supernatural Figure In The Eyes Of His Folk. It Is Based Upon An Actual Case Now Fast Becoming A Legend. Roux The Bandit, Though Essentially A Work Of Art And Not In Any Sense Propaganda, Embodies The Only Kind Of Pacifism Which In The End Can Prevail- The Pacifism That Knows That War Is Spiritually Wrong And Not Merely Wrong Because It Is Horrible" [From The Dj]. Per Wikipedia, Chamson (1900 – 1983) Was A French Archivist, Novelist And Essayist. Chamson Was The Founder-Director Of The Journal Vendredi And A Museum Curator Before The Second World War. As An Activist In The Popular Front , He Founded In 1935 With Jean Guehenno And Andree Viollis The Weekly Friday. During The Spanish Civil War , He Joined The Side Of The Republicans . After The War He Was On The Editorial Board Of The Magazine Europe At The Time Of Its Revival In 1946; He Was A Curator At The Musée Du Petit Palais, And (From 1959 To 1971) Director Of The Archives De France. He Was President Of Pen International, The Worldwide Association Of Writers, From 1956 To 1959. He Was Elected To The Académie Française On 17 May 1956 By 18 Votes – Including Jules Romains, André Maurois And Georges Duhamel – To Succeed Ernest Seillière. In 1958, He Was Elected Mainteneur Of The Académie Des Jeux Floraux. A Protestant, Generous And Sociable In Both His Life And His Writing, He Set Most Of His Tales In The Cévennes, His Birthplace (Roux Le Bandit, 1925; Les Hommes De La Route, 1927; Le Crime Des Justes, 1928; L'auberge De L'abîme, 1933; La Neige Et La Fleur, 1951; La Tour De Constance, 1970). He Was The Father Of The Novelist Frédérique Hébrard.…
Seller Inventory # 033088
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Roux The Bandit (First Uk Edition)
- Author
- Chamson, Andre (Translation By Van Wyck Brooks)
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz, London
- Publication year
- 1929
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good DJ
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century, Radical Literature
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 6.72 | £ 20.90 |
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Money Order
Store description
Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999.
Specialty
Scarce books in all fields. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian, Original antiquarian prints (woodcuts, paintings, Motion picture scripts, drawings and watercolors, paintings, graphics, out of printAssociation member
Seller's business information
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
CA, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Arroyo Seco Books, on-line and by appointment since 1998, lists 20,000 books in all fields, especially science, art, philosophy, social science, literature, and science fiction, and also art, primarily antiquarian and modern prints. We purchase private libraries. Member of IOBA. Open by appointment in Pasadena, California, USA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, email arroyosecobooks@earthlink.net, telephone 626-372-3863.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, California, U.S.A., +1 626-372-3863, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Postage, handling and insurance are extra, at estimated cost and processing fee. Shipment at standard rates is for small to standard sized books via media mail within U.S., or via Priority Mail envelope overseas, with tracking. Standard shipping costs are based on books of standard size with shipping weight of 4 pounds or less; if a book order is heavier or oversized, extra shipping costs may be charged. Non-standard and higher-valued international shipments are charged estimated postage and shipping costs, including full insurance for all shipments valued over $200. The full purchase price is always indicated on the Customs statement.