Gabriel Chevallier — Clochemerle

Paris, Les Editions Rieder, 1934. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first limited edition of Gabriel Chevallier's important satirical French novel, here in a lovely fine binding with the original wraps bound in. The scarce first limited edition of this work, limited to two-hundred and eighty-five copies, of which this is numbered thirty-eight, printed on vellum paper from the Lafuma paper mills.Original wraps are bound in.In the original French.'Clochemerle' is an important satirical novel, centering on personal rivalries and local politics in a fictional village. The main dispute of the novel is about the construction of a vespasienne (public urinals) near the village church.After publication this work gained much public acclaim and won the Prix Courteline in 1934.By Gabriel Chevallier, best known for this work. In a smart half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .