[identity profile] pevampire.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] revolution_fr

A lot of the websites about Saint-Just highly recommends Eugene Curtis's biography of Saint-Just.
But it was published in 1935~! Is it possible to get a copy today? I mean, like 80 years have passed
I suppose university libraries might have one but our high school library certainly doesn't (all it has 
is stupid prep books) 

Date: 2008-08-11 10:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] victoriavandal.livejournal.com
It's excellent, but it's really expensive - generally over £100! I got one on Amazon.com (U.S. Amazon) used books for £40 after a long, long wait, but you may get lucky if you look regularly, because used book prices vary wildly (yesterday I found a book for £10 that is usually listed at £50-100). I don't know what the situation is where you live, but some small local libraries in the UK can order rarer books up from the main central library, so you may have a similar facility where you are, or maybe you could try a university library. It is well worth reading, though - Curtis is meticulous in his detail, tracing Saint-Just's career almost day by day through letters, speeches etc, which allows his character to emerge. Good luck!

Date: 2008-08-11 10:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] just-marzipan.livejournal.com
University libraries probably do have some copies, though tracking down which libraries will be incredibly annoying (oh the hours I have spent trying to get the librarians at my own uni to help me track down books).

The other option, I'm guessing, is to see if you can buy a copy. Which is obviously problematic. When I really want a rare book I tend to resort to abebooks.com - doing a quick search there now they do have some copies but even the cheapest is £80. So, um, I guess if you have any money to spare then shop around.

Um, I hope that was helpful? My brain is not fully engaged yet due to lack of coffee :p

Date: 2008-08-11 02:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bib-specialist.livejournal.com
Does your public library have interlibrary loan? If so, maybe they can order it from a university library.

Date: 2008-08-11 05:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] livviebway.livejournal.com
In the US, at least, it seems that nearly every university library has a copy of that book. It is nearly impossible to find outside of them, though, and is extremely expensive. If you are willing to shill out a lot of money, go to abebooks.com

Try worldcat.org to locate what libraries have the book. It includes the entire US system and some international libraries. You are in Korea, though, right? Which I presume will make things a little harder.

Good luck.

Profile

revolution_fr: (Default)
Welcome to 1789...

February 2018

S M T W T F S
    123
45678910
11 12 1314151617
18192021222324
25262728   

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated May. 28th, 2025 11:39 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios