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Nouvelles Genevoises [Short Stories from Geneva]
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Nouvelles Genevoises [Short Stories from Geneva] Hardcover - 1842

by TOPFFER, Rodolphe (1799-1846), MAISTRE, Xavier de (1763-1852)

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Paris: Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur, 29, Rue de Seine, 1842. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. TOPFFER, Rodolphe (1799-1846), MAISTRE, Xavier de (1763-1852). "Nouvelles Genevoises [Short Stories from Geneva]." Paris: Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur, 29, Rue de Seine, 1842. Second edition. Duodecimo. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches. [4] [I]-V [3] 1-435 [1]. 448 pp. French language. Quarter calf over marbled paper-covered boards, spine in five compartments with gilt-lettered black morocco titling-piece in second, on wove. Half-title with ad on verso, title, Letter by De Maistre dated 1839, Second Half-title, Le Presbytere, La Bibliotheque de Mon Oncle, L'Heritage, Le Col d'Anterne, Le Lac de Gers, La Vallee de Trient, La Traversee, Le Grant Saint-Bernard, La Peur, Table. Library of Congress: "Topffer's love for the mountains, his tendency to daydream, his taste for colors, and his unparalleled eloquence are all present in his short stories, which were collected for the first time by the publisher Charpentier. The great German poet Goethe praised Topffer's work, while the noted French literary critic Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve observed about him: 'I love simple truth, rustic and natural grace, good humor and teasing with no irony. Usually in his work, you will find a ridiculous tourist, an awkward Englishman, an audacious Frenchman, a charming young lady.'" References: Blondel 350-51. Choisy, p. 33. Gaberel, p. 12. Lonchamp 2872. Relave, pp. 1, 82-84, 89, 103.
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