1974 Heritage Press edition, both book and slipcase are new-appearing; the book has hardly been out of it's protected slipcase since first purchased and shows no age or wear. Beautiful gift condition. Also included is the unread, new The Heritage Club SANDGLASS Number X1-R: 44, extolling the book. Le Rouge et le Noir; French for The Red And The Black, 1830 by Stendhal, is a historical psychological novel originally in two volumes, chronically a provincial young man's attempts to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing with a combination of talent and hard work, deception and hypocrisy--yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him. - from Amzon