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PRÉVOST, Marcel.
The Half-Virgins.
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1894.
The Half-Virgins.
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1894.
In-12, (2) ff., VIII–360 pp. Brown half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine decorated with a gilt fillet, author’s name, title and date in gilt, four gilt fillets framing the panels, gilt fillet on the covers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved [Canape] (spine very slightly faded).
A copy that belonged to René Rouzaud (1905–1976), the famous lyricist best known for *La Goualante du pauvre Jean*, performed by Edith Piaf, featuring his gold-embossed bookplate on a midnight blue page.
First edition, printed in a limited run of just 125 numbered copies: one of the 100 on Holland paper (no. 71), numbered and initialled by the publisher.
A fine copy in an elegant, signed morocco binding.
A novel by the Dreyfusard writer and founder of the *Revue de France*, regarded as the work that marked the beginning of his second literary period. This period is characterised by his desire to reconcile tradition and modernity, reflecting the spirit of his time by advocating for women’s activism in the vein of Paul Hervieu.