Charles-Louis Philippe — Dans la Petite Ville

Paris, Charpentier, 1910. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of short stories from Charles-Louis Philippe, in the original French language. French language. First edition. A collection of entertaining short stories written in the last years of the author's life for a large-circulation paper in Paris, Le Matin, which were published in volume form for the first time shortly after his death. This volume includes: La Demande en Mariage, La Charrette, L'eau Benite, Apres le Crime, Une Vie, and many others. Written by Charles-Louis Philippe, a French novelist. Bound in half morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head of the spine. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .