PROUST (Marcel).
Swann's side.
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914. - In-8, 183 x 116: (2 ff.), 523 pp., printed cover. Half vellum at the bradel, smooth spine, marbled head, untrimmed, preserved cover (contemporary binding).

Original edition.

Copy of the first issue, bearing the printing date of 8 November 1913, with the cover as of 1913 (without the spine), the typographical error to Grasset on the title, and without the table of contents. The catalogue on pale green paper showing the publisher's "Recent Publications" has not been preserved. 

A good copy despite a few stains on the binding.

Provenance: Pierre Haour, with ex-libris.
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Lot no. 95

PROUST (Marcel). Swann's side. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914. - In-8, 183 x 116: (2 ff.), 523 pp., printed cover. Half vellum at the bradel, smooth spine, marbled head, untrimmed, preserved cover (contemporary binding). Original edition. Copy of the first issue, bearing the printing date of 8 November 1913, with the cover as of 1913 (without the spine), the typographical error to Grasset on the title, and without the table of contents. The catalogue on pale green paper showing the publisher's "Recent Publications" has not been preserved. A good copy despite a few stains on the binding. Provenance: Pierre Haour, with ex-libris.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
€2,250
Buyer's premium
25%
PROUST (Marcel). Swann's side. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1914. - In-8, 183 x 116: (2 ff.), 523 pp., printed cover. Half vellum at the bradel, smooth spine, marbled head, untrimmed, preserved cover (contemporary binding). Original edition. Copy of the first issue, bearing the printing date of 8 November 1913, with the cover as of 1913 (without the spine), the typographical error to Grasset on the title, and without the table of contents. The catalogue on pale green paper showing the publisher's "Recent Publications" has not been preserved. A good copy despite a few stains on the binding. Provenance: Pierre Haour, with ex-libris.
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