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RARE ILLUSTRATED LIMITED EDITION - COPY No.983 of Stendhal`s novel `The Charterhouse of Parma` (first published in 1839), considered by many authors to be a truly revolutionary work: Honoré de Balzac considered it the most significant novel of his time, while Tolstoy was heavily influenced by Stendhal`s treatment of the Battle of Waterloo while writing his "War and Peace". Contains numerous watercolor illustrations by Paul Domenc. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 210x155mm. 311+340 pages. Illustrated Softcover with transparent foil dust-jacket. Jacket tattered and partly missing. Cover corners, edges and spine edges bumped. Spine wrinkled. Spine edges peeling. Previous owner`s name written in pen on front whitepage upper left corner. Pages yellowing and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This beautifully illustrated two-volume limited edition of the classic early example of realism, rightly considered one of the greatest 19th-century novels, is in good condition.