Édouard Estaunié — Le Choses Voient

Paris, Perrin et Cie, 1925. Leather. An attractively bound copy of this novel by the French writer Édouard Estaunié. The twenty-third edition of this work in a half morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the spine and marbled boards and end papers. Édouard Estaunié (1862-1942) was a French novelist and critic who was elected to the Académie française in 1923. The title of this novel, which is written in the original French, loosely translates to "Things to See". The novel is set in Dijon and follows the lives of several generations of a family. The story is told from an interesting perspective, as the family is observed by the house, which is a character in its own right, and its furniture. In a half morocco binding. Externally smart, though faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .