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165 - DAUDET, Alphonse. *La Petite Paroisse*. Marital customs.
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Estimate €150 - €250
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Description
DAUDET, Alphonse. *La Petite Paroisse*. Marital customs. Copy no. 1 of the first edition printed on China paper. Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1895. In-8 (210 × 160 mm), brown half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine, author’s name, title and date in gilt lettering, original endpapers preserved, untrimmed. 4 ff.n.ch., 452 pp. Slight scuffing from handling. Damage to the top cap with a small loss. First edition. One of 50 numbered first-edition copies on China paper, this being No. 1.
 In this novel, Daudet explores the sufferings of the modern world and the crisis in relationships, offering a moral message imbued with forgiveness and compassion. A fine copy, with full margins, in a contemporary binding.
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