{"product_id":"flesh-and-blood-francois-mauriac-1st-english-edition","title":"Flesh and Blood, François Mauriac — 1st English Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, 1954\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original grey cloth binding remains notably firm and square, presenting bright gilt lettering to the spine and showing only gentle bumping to the extremities. The text block is generally clean and tightly bound, though the top and fore-edges exhibit moderate foxing and dust-soiling that encroaches slightly onto the margins of the preliminary leaves, including the half-title and title page. The front endpapers reveal minor offset staining near the upper hinge, with a few faint spots of foxing scattered across the first few pages. Housed in a clear protective sleeve, the original unclipped dust jacket remains highly presentable but displays a few minor flaws, most notably a small nick and light rubbing to the head of the spine panel, along with mild edge-wear and light surface toning to the rear panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First English language edition, forming part of 'The Collected English Edition of the Novels of François Mauriac,' issued following the author's receipt of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952. The translation is by Gerard Hopkins, whose sensitive renderings of Mauriac's work became the standard for English-speaking readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThis copy retains its original unclipped dust jacket, complete with the publisher's price notation visible on the front flap. Early English translations of Mauriac's work in such well-preserved original wrappers are becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly those free from heavy fading or substantial loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eOriginally penned in 1920, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"\u003eFlesh and Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"\u003eLa Chair et le Sang\u003c\/i\u003e) explores the passionate and spiritually tumultuous lives of Claude Favereau, a young man who has abandoned his seminary studies, and the wealthy, worldly Dupont-Gunther family. Set against the sultry, provincial landscape of the Gironde, the novel is a profound meditation on the conflict between earthly desires and the yearning for spiritual grace. Mauriac masterfully weaves a tale of sensual temptation, religious devotion, and the dark complexities of the human heart, cementing his reputation as one of the twentieth century's foremost Catholic novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54383618031955,"sku":"4694","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_185202.jpg?v=1784797504","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/flesh-and-blood-francois-mauriac-1st-english-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}