Emile Zola - Germinal. The Folio Society Edition - 2010

A very beautiful 2010 edition of “Germinal” by Emile Zola (1840 - 1902), published by The Folio Society in London. The edition in introduced by Ruth Scurr and is illustrated by world-renowned artist Philip Bannister.

The book is printed on Abbey wove paper. It is bound in cloth blocked with a design by the artist-illustrator.

"Germinal" is one of the novels in Zola's series "Les Rougon-Macquart" and it is considered Zola's masterpiece and one of the most significant novels in the French tradition The novel tells an uncompromisingly realistic story of a coal-miners' strike in northern France in the 1860s.

The book has 483 pages. Its dimensions are - without slipcase: height 24.1 cm, length 16.3 cm, width: 4.6 cm; with slipcase on: height 25 cm, length 17.3 cm, width: 4.8 cm.

The book is in mint, pristine condition without any faults at view. It is unread, it has no wear to the cover and spine and no wear to pages. It has the boards in blue cloth with black, grey and white illustration to the cover and spine. It completely maintains the very high standard levels of Folio Society publications.

The protective black slipcase shows no shelf wear. It has superficial faults at its outer lower corners from handling (please see detailed pictures) that does not affect at all the overall aesthetics.

Beautifully crafted, imaginative editions of the world’s great works of fiction and non-fiction, The Folio Society books has thrilled and delighted scores of dedicated readers and collectors since 1947.

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