Set of 22 volumes of literary classics
PUL376
This set brings together 22 great works of literature, including authors such as Zola, Colette, Camus, Maupassant, Balzac, and Tolstoy.
Bound in plain green leather, these editions were published between 1930 and 1950, when the quality of a library was measured as much by its bindings as by its books.
Some copies bear the mention “Edition reserved for the American continent”, while others seem to come from more limited printings.
The discreet H.J.B. monogram stamped on each spine suggests the set once belonged to a private collection.
A fragment of library history — a reminder of the time when literature was meant to be possessed, not just read.
Bound in plain green leather, these editions were published between 1930 and 1950, when the quality of a library was measured as much by its bindings as by its books.
Some copies bear the mention “Edition reserved for the American continent”, while others seem to come from more limited printings.
The discreet H.J.B. monogram stamped on each spine suggests the set once belonged to a private collection.
A fragment of library history — a reminder of the time when literature was meant to be possessed, not just read.
