Dear Des,
Many thanks for this!
Damien
--On 20 October 2005 12:02 +0100 "McTernan, Des" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Colleagues
>
> I have finally set myself to finding out what this is & have been
> successful!!. It is a promotional event run, since 1960, by the
> publishers Gallimard and intended to increase sales of their prestige
> collection "Bibliothèque de la Pléiade". It takes place in the last 2
> weeks of May (hence "Quinzaine" de la Pléiade), almost every year and
> operates in the following way. During these 2 weeks, bookshops which sell
> Gallimard publications are allowed to give one copy of Gallimard's latest
> "Album littéraire" to every customer who buys at least 3 volumes from the
> Pléiade collection.
>
> The Albums are specially produced for this occasion, their contents are
> closely linked to recent Gallimard publications and they are not
> otherwise available. Consequently, many of them quickly become valuable
> on the rare books / second-hand market. If anyone reading this has a copy
> of the 1962 Balzac Album, it just may help to pay off your mortgage.!!!
>
> Best
>
> Des McTernan
> British Library
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: French Studies Library Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Damien McManus Sent: 14 April 2005 10:02
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Quinzaine de la Pleiade
>
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> I'm aware of the 'Quinzaine de la Pléiade' which takes place in May each
> year. The question is, when in May? I've checked out the Gallimard
> website, albeit fleetingly, but can find no mention of it.
>
> Any answers/suggestions gratefully received!!
>
> On a separate note, I found the Collaborative Collection Management
> conference on Monday very interesting, and it was very good to meet
> colleagues from other institutions.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Damien McManus
> University of Bristol
>
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