Marcel Proust - A la recherche du temps perdu - 1923-1926

This is a rare complete set of 15 volumes of "In Search of Lost Time" published by Nrf in 8 beautifully bound volumes. The set is bound in half red sheepskin, with a ribbed spine decorated with gilt tooling. The original dust jackets are preserved. Composed set, volumes are from the 2nd edition (Albertine Desparue) to the 39th (Du Côté de Chez Swann). Printed on plain paper. Very good condition, with some light wear on the spines of the volumes. A few minor signs of wear. Fresh, clean interior, slightly yellowed paper. This complete set of "In Search of Lost Time" includes the following titles: "On the Swann Side" (2 volumes), "In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flowers" (2 volumes), "The Guermantes Side" (2 volumes), "Sodom and Gomorrah" (3 volumes), "The Prisoner" (2 volumes), "Albertine Disappeared" (2 volumes) and "Time Regained" (2 volumes). All volumes are in reissues (mentions on the front cover of the 2nd, 7th, 39th ... edition). "The time we have each day is elastic; the passions we feel enlarge it, those we breathe in diminish it, and habits fill it." 4,p.174 Thus, the novel offers to teach us to read the world and its ambiguities. Proust, Marcel In Search of Lost Time Paris, Nrf Gallimard, 1923 1926 in-8 (19.5 x 14 cm); 200/300 pages per volume. "The time we have each day is elastic; the passions we feel enlarge it, those we breathe in diminish it, and habits fill it." 4,p.174 Thus, the novel offers to teach us to read the world and its ambiguities.