Louis Pergaud - Les Rustiques. Nouvelles villageoises - 1921

Louis Pergaud (1882–1915). Les Rustiques. Village Stories. Paris, Mercure de France, 1921, xix–241 pp.

One 12mo volume (190 × 140 mm), half-bound with corners, smooth spine, gilt top edge (contemporary binding). Binding in good condition. Clean interior, without foxing. Covers and spine preserved.

Posthumous first edition

In these stories, Pergaud portrays the village society of Franche-Comté with realism and verve: its customs, rivalries, beliefs, and relationship with nature.

One of 1,075 numbered copies on pure-finish wove paper