DAUDET, Alphonse. *La Petite Paroisse*. Marital Customs. - Lot 165

DAUDET, Alphonse. *La Petite Paroisse*. Marital Customs. Copy No. 1 of the first edition on China paper. Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1895. In-8 (210 × 160 mm), brown half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine, author, title, and date in gilt letters, original covers 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 one being No. 1.
 In this novel, Daudet addresses the sufferings of the modern world and the crisis of the couple, offering a moral message imbued with forgiveness and compassion. A fine copy, with full margins, in a contemporary binding.