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MADAME BOVARY: A STORY OF PROVINCIAL LIFE
Written by Gustave Flaubert; Francis Steegmuller. Illustrated by Skip Liepke.
Stock no. 1824309
Published by Franklin Library. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Originally published in 1856. The story of a bored housewife who has two extra-marital affairs but finds adultery almost as disappointing as marriage. Translated by Steegmuller. Blue leather spine with two raised bands, gilt title and tooling. Blue cloth boards with gilt tooling. Marbled endpapers. Tinted illustrations. All edges gilt. Bookplate with personal name typed to front pastedown. Appears unread.

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THE LIFE & OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLEMAN
Written by Laurence Sterne. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 1824308
Published by Franklin Library. 1st thus 1981. Nearly fine condition.

A work of fictional autobiography originally published in nine volumes between 1759 and 1767. Red leather spine with two raised bands, gilt title and tooling. Red cloth baords with gilt tooling. Marbled endpapers. B/w illustrations after Harry Furniss. All edges gilt. Appears to be unread.

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PERE GORIOT
Written by Honore De Balzac. Illustrated by Albert Lynch.
Stock no. 1824307
Published by Franklin Library. 1st thus 1980. Nearly fine condition.

Set in 1835 in Paris and following the interwined lives of three characters of a boardinghouse on the banks of the Seine. Dark blue leather spine with two raised bands, gilt titles and tooling. Bue cloth boards with gilt tooling. Marbled endpapers. B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Minor scuff to rear board else appears unread. Bookplate to front pastedown with personal name typed.

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