Jean Santeuil
Proust, Marcel. Simon and Schuster, 1970 (1st Clarion Printing). Softbound. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. Preface by André Maurois. Written between 1896 and 1900 as a warmup to Le Temps retrouvé, this novel was left uncompleted, and the nonetheless lengthy manuscript wasn't published until 1952 by Gallimard. This American edition features a tranquil three-color type-centric cover design by minimalist duo John+Mary Condon, who also created the covers of a number of the Touchstone imprint's Bertrand Russell books, including Unpopular Essays and Why I Am Not a Christian.
Tight, square spine has a cosmetic crease. Former owner name to the first leaf, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Covers have some edge-wear and are lightly toned. 744 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
