The Collected Works in English. Complete fifteen-volume set.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (Bollingen Series XLV), 1956-1977. Volume 1 is a Second Printing, Volumes 2-15 are First Printings. Hardcover. 490, 323, 376, 195, 125, 167, 345, 463, 406, 650, 246, 261, 307, 622, and 423 pp. Small octavo sized volumes [20.5 cm]. All volumes bound in full unbleached white cloth with publisher's brown topstains and in the original printed dust jackets.
Overall, this fifteen-volume set is in uniformly Very Good or better condition. All volumes are solid, squarely bound, and unmarked throughout. The set shows minor shelfwear, including very light scuffing to the spine ends. Jackets are occasionally rubbed or nicked, with rare very short tears at corners or folds; some occasional light sunning or toning is present. Notably, the paper in volume 13 is lightly toned and foxed, particularly at the endpapers and adjacent pages—a condition not present in the other volumes. Dust jackets for volumes 2–5, 7–12, and 14 are price-clipped, while jackets for volumes 1, 6, 13, and 15 remain unclipped. A nice set, complete in fifteen volumes. **Extra shipping charges will apply due to size and weight.**. Very Good / Very Good. Item #71358
The Collected Works of Paul Valery, published by Princeton University Press in the Bollingen Series (XLV), is the first comprehensive English edition of the French poet and philosopher's work. The 15-volume set includes poetry, plays, essays, dialogues, and criticism, featuring new translations and often the original French on facing pages. Book design by Andor Braun. Dust jacket design by Paul Rand.
Volume 1: Poems. Translated by David Paul. Second Printing, 1977.
Volume 2: Poems in the Rough. Translated by Hilary Corke. First printing, 1969.
Volume 3: Plays. Translated by David Paul and Robert Fitzgerald. First printing, 1960.
Volume 4: Dialogues. Translated by William McCausland Stewart. First printing, 1956.
Volume 5: Idee Fixe. Translated by David Paul. First printing, 1965.
Volume 6: Monsieur Teste. Translated with an introduction by Jackson Mathews. First printing, 1973
Volume 7: The Art of Poetry. Translated by Denise Folliot. First printing, 1958
Volume 8: Leonardo, Poe, Mallarme. Translated by Malcolm Cowley and James R. Lawler. First printing, 1972
Volume 9: Masters and Friends. Translated by Martin Turnell. First printing, 1968.
Volume 10: History and Politics. Translated by Denise Folliot and Jackson Mathews. First printing, 1962
Volume 11: Occasions. Translated by Roger Shattuck and Frederick Brown. First printing, 1970.
Volume 12: Degas, Manet, Morisot. Translated by David Paul. First printing, 1960.
Volume 13: Aesthetics. Translated by Ralph Manheim. First printing, 1964.
Volume 14: Analects. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. First printing, 1970.
Volume 15: Moi. Translated by Marthiel and Jackson Mathews. First printing, 1975.
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