The Red and The Black, by Stendhal. Translated by Charles Tergie. Franklin Library, 1981

The Red and The Black, by Stendhal. Translated by Charles Tergie. With the Illustrations of Jean Paul Quint.

Published by The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1981. 

A fine copy of this beautifully produced book. With slate-grey leather spine, and ornate gilt decoration to cloth covered front and rear covers. Spine with raised bands and gilt tooling. With grey marbled endpapers and page ribbon. 

Text is clean and bright, with full shiny gilt page edges. A most handsome volume. Beautifully illustrated by Jean Paul Quint - these illustrations first appeared in a 1922 edition of Le Rouge et Le Noir, published by G. Cres et Cie, Editeurs, Paris.

Text in English.

xi + 496pp.

Weight approximately 970g (unpacked).

Dimensions approximately 237mm high x 160mm x 35mm.