Elek, 1956. Edition: 1st UK thus. Book Condition: Very good. Introduced and translated by Alec Brown, this is a superb rendition of Zola's classic novel about the psychopathic manipulations of cheminot Lantier. The anthropomorphic treatment of the train is outstanding. This book has age-related defects but is eminently collectable and.....
Hamish Hamilton, 1951. Edition: 1st UK thus, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. This novel is ferocious in its condemnation of the effects of drink and poverty in nineteenth century Paris. The French title is untranslatable as such - a place where people go purely to get knocked out, hammered.....
Elek, 1957. Edition: 1st UK thus. Book Condition: Very good. Introduced and translated by Jean Stewart. In a break from the bleak social realism that had preceded, this is more of a psychological study, that Zola himself found a little too trivial at times. Nonetheless it is held up as.....