Henri Beyle, dit STENDHAL.
The Red and the Black. Chronique du XIXe siècle. Paris, A. Levavasseur, 1831.
2 volumes in-8 of (3) ff, 398 pp; (2) ff, 486 pp, (1) f.: half red morocco with corners, smooth spines decorated throughout, entirely untrimmed, printed and decorated covers preserved (V. Champs).
First edition, very rare.
The titles are decorated with vignettes by Henry Monnier, repeated on the covers.
The one in volume I represents Julien Sorel appearing to Madame de Rênal near a confessional; the one in volume II, Mathilde de la Mole holding Julien Sorel's head.
A fine copy, entirely untrimmed.
The covers, preserved, have been lined.
Provenance: Ch. Morizet, with ex-libris, and Pierre Duché, with ex-libris (I, 1972, no. 112).
(Bibliothèque nationale, En français dans le texte, 1990, no. 247.)
