Book Condition — Like New: Front cover is near fine (some very light markings barely noticeable in most light). Otherwise, the book is in the original condition as when published. Carefully stored, the dust jacket is clean and free from marks, tears or rips. Red cloth binding and gilt lettering is mint. Clean text block, crisp page edges. Pages remain as new, clean and tightly bound, and have never been thumbed or opened.
First edition, first printing.
Ravages is a 1955 novel by Violette Leduc that chronicles the intense, autobiographical, and often desperate romantic life of its protagonist, Thérèse, as she navigates complex relationships with both women and men. The novel is best known for being a subject of literary censorship; its publisher, Gallimard, removed the explicit first 150 pages detailing Thérèse's passionate adolescent lesbian affair with her schoolmate, Isabelle.
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