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Interesting that you mention the La Pleiade books, of which I have many, and the idea for which was the brainchild of an old friend of my parents. The Library of America, a recent creation, is an American attempt to duplicate it. Frankly I find the way the books are produced unsatisfactory: the paper is too thin and easily seen through, the margins are too small and the typeface not as distinct as it could be. So mostly (except for Proust whose works we just went over in my book club) they sit on a shelf looking very nice.
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