In Search Of Lost Time Boxed Set (4 Volumes): Marcel Proust (Everyman's Library CLASSICS)

Everyman edition is beautifully presented. Still to read the books!

I managed to purchase the Everyman's Library Classics Edition set of Proust's classic, for a little over twenty pounds, on offer.For that price: it was a bargain.The Everyman's Library Classics Edition books are, the best value books you can buy, in my opinion.They are quality bound hardbacks, with: acid-free paper, dust jacket and ribbon page marker.

As with all everyman library books- quality is superb

The actual books themselves are fine, the box and case they came in were however damaged which isn't great but I'm fairly certain that's not an issue with the manufacturer but the delivery service.

Do not buy this book. It's a crappy printing by Amazon of the first 600 pages of Proust's 7-volume work, that seems to be a random chunk, arbitrarily printed in an atrocious font. I had to buy this book twice, as well - due to being sent an empty envelope the first time. I feel utterly angry and cheated.

I have not started reading yet but first impressions of the books were good, apart from the writing is not very defined... as in it lacks a bit of contrast or definition or ink intensity. Makes it difficult to read in not so good lighting. As for the content I am sure it is worth the money.

The text is the standard Scott Moncrieff with a copyright by Yixin Wen. There is a title page, a blank page, a table of contents and then the text starting overleaf. The text finishes on page 656. There are two blank pages and a page stating that it was printed by Amazon in Great Britain. The back cover exterior has 3 paragraphs describing the novel. As in the headline, the typeface (which is not stated or credited) is too light. It is very tiring to read even a page and for a novel of this length a real challenge to complete. In Search of a Better Typeface.....

It is sold as In Search of Lost Times. What turned up was only volume 1. It looks like a print to order of vol 1 stolen from Project Gutenburg with a terrible typeface, large print and almost no attempt at layout, the table of contents does not tie up with the actual page numbers.Not as described. Do not waste you money.