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Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

New York. 1942. August 1942. Pocket Books. 8th Paperback Printing. Small Piece Missing From Front Top Corner & Small Piece Missing Front The Bottom Spine, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. Translated from the French. 492 pages. paperback. 104. keywords: Paperback Literature French Translated 19th Century. FROM THE PUBLISHER-OF ALL LITERATURE'S GREAT COURTESANS. Salome-Sappho-Thais-the one glamorous figure at the head of the scarlet list is Emile Zola's magnificent creation, the immortal Nana! Rich men left their fortunes, their titles, their very honor at her feet-poor men left their love and even their lives. A whole world of shameless luxury surrounded her voluptuous person-she squandered fortunes, ruined lives with sublime contempt and abandon-yet her last disease-ridden days were spent amidst squalor and oblivion in striking contrast to the careless splendor in which she once flaunted her reign over Parisian society. No one who saw the matchless screen portrayal of Emile Zola by Mr. Paul Muni should miss reading this masterpiece of the greatest French realist of modern times. This Pocket BOOK edition is complete, unexpurgated, translated from the original French. inventory #30837.

1942 printing of original 1941 mass market paperback (no. 104). Cover somewhat worn and lightly creased, but still very attractive. No marks. Binding sound but probably brittle due to age so should be handled very gently. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

1/4 Leather Hardcover. No DJ. c.1947. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers (green leather on spine with gilt lettering and decorative patterned boards) show light edge wear. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Mass market paperback, light scuffing on cover else interior VG. unmarked. 412 pp. The story of a French courtesan. The French novelist's classic study of a prostitute's dissolute existence and spiritual disintegration reflects his concern with the influence of heredity and environment. New introduction by Henri Peyre.