[Henri Beyle, dit STENDHAL].
Armance, ou Quelques scènes d'un salon de Paris en 1827.
Paris, Urbain Canel, 1827.
3 volumes in-12 of (2) ff, VIII, 177 pp.; (2) ff, 191 pp.; (2) ff, 243 pp. In soft blue half-maroquin folders lined with blue suede, slipcase.
First edition: a first issue copy.
It is printed on fine laid paper.
Stendhal's first novel.
It was only in 1827, at the age of forty-four, that
Stendhal produced a first novel, his eighth work.
A cruel portrayal of Parisian high society under the Restoration, it was sharply criticized by many of the author's friends: the anonymous publication was a failure. In 1828, the publisher had new titles printed in order to clear the unsold stock.
A rare copy preserved in paperback, with full margins.
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