Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first Paperback edition, first printing of Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky. First Vintage International Edition stated, May 2007. First Printing with complete number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of this trade paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
When Irène Némirovsky began working on Suite Française, she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a Jew, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.
Trade paperback ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
