Clochemerle
Paris, Rieder, 1934.
1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) of 373 p. and [1] f. Burgundy morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt title, edges gilt on the rough, date gilt at foot, double fillet on edges, mustard morocco doublures, silk endleaves, original wrappers and spine preserved, matching slipcase (binding signed Huser).
First edition.
One of 200 hors commerce copies on vélin bible paper (no. CLXXXVII).
Publisher's insert preserved.
One of 200 hors commerce copies on vélin bible paper (no. CLXXXVII).
Publisher's insert preserved.
An enormous popular success, Clochemerle was inspired by the village of Vaux-en-Beaujolais — now officially named Clochemerle-Vaux-en-Beaujolais — where the author spent his vacations. The novel’s premise: the mayor’s determination to build a public urinal in the center of the small village, near the church. This new “village amenity” becomes the focus of a fierce struggle between supporters and opponents of the urinal.
A very fine copy of the rare printing on bible paper, delicately bound by Huser for Raoul Simonson (with bookplate).
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