Julien Benda — L&Apos;Ordination

Paris, Editions Emile-Paul , 1926. Leather. A sound copy of this philosophical novel from French author Julien Benda, in the original French. French. A novel composed of two parts. In the first, we meet Felix, a cultured young man in love with Madeleine, a lower-class woman already married to a violent man with a small child. After realising that his love for this woman is mixed with compassion for her as a victim, he realises he must leave her. The second part, more than ten years later, finds Felix married to Clemence with a young child of their own. Written by Julien Benda, a French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. A small crack to the head of the front joint. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Good . Ill.: None. Good .