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can anyone recommend a good set of In Search of Lost Time? Moncrieff translation obv. everything I've seen online is gross.

>> No.8638745

Get pic related.

>> No.8638749

>>8638745
>>8638745
what is the build of the books like

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No idea, but they're definitely the most aesthetic of what is available. The Penguin ones have decled edges.

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>>8638760
They look decent to me.

>> No.8638770,1 [INTERNAL] 

Modern Library are the ones to get -- nice, clear font and lots of space between lines. Nice covers too. Avoid Penguin and Vintage.
Get Everyman's if you're going hardback.

>> No.8638770

>>8638760
true, hardcovers would be nice though

>> No.8638774

>>8638770
Be prepared to pay through the nose

>> No.8638789

>>8638770
Everyman's Library edition.