{"product_id":"antique-set-of-3-blue-cloth-volumes-barres-colette-baudoche-bazin-le-ble-qui-leve-racine-les-plaideurs-early-1900s-french","title":"Antique set of 3 blue cloth volumes, Barrès \"Colette Baudoche,\" Bazin \"Le Blé qui Lève,\" Racine \"Les Plaideurs,\" early 1900s [French]","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003eThree French classics in soft shades of blue, made to sit together. The spines read in clean blue lettering: \u003cem\u003eColette Baudoche · Barrès\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLe Blé qui Lève · Bazin\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRacine's Les Plaideurs\u003c\/em\u003e. Stacked, they make an easy, calm color story for a shelf, desk, or coffee table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColette Baudoche\u003c\/em\u003e (Henry Holt, 1919) tells the story of a young woman of Metz and opens with a photo of a girl in a white bonnet inside the cathedral. \u003cem\u003eLe Blé qui Lève\u003c\/em\u003e (Henry Holt, 1923 printing) shows René Bazin in his embroidered Académie Française coat, with his printed signature. \u003cem\u003eLes Plaideurs\u003c\/em\u003e (D.C. Heath) has an engraved portrait of Jean Racine in his long curled wig, and the cover is stamped with an oil lamp in a laurel wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese were American classroom editions, with the French text plus English notes. A student penciled a few translations into the margins of Racine's comedy, a small, sweet trace of someone learning. A charming set for a Francophile, a reader, or anyone who loves a styled stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 3\/4\" H x 4 3\/4\" W (per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue cloth over boards, stamped in dark blue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early 20th century — \u003cem\u003eColette Baudoche\u003c\/em\u003e (1919); \u003cem\u003eLe Blé qui Lève\u003c\/em\u003e (1923); \u003cem\u003eLes Plaideurs\u003c\/em\u003e (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States — Henry Holt and Company, New York (Barrès, Bazin); D.C. Heath \u0026amp; Co., Boston, New York, Chicago (Racine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\/mark: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone visible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold as-is in antique condition; set of 3 books; spine ends are frayed, and corners rubbed, most on \u003cem\u003eColette Baudoche\u003c\/em\u003e; covers show light spots and small marks, including on \u003cem\u003eLes Plaideurs\u003c\/em\u003e and the front of \u003cem\u003eLe Blé qui Lève\u003c\/em\u003e; pages are toned with age, with light foxing on some pages; pencil underlining and notes in the opening pages of \u003cem\u003eLes Plaideurs\u003c\/em\u003e; a prior owner's name is written inside one front cover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crazing About Patina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53101684523320,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0513\/8488\/files\/IMG_3560.jpg?v=1791483505","url":"https:\/\/crazingaboutpatina.com\/products\/antique-set-of-3-blue-cloth-volumes-barres-colette-baudoche-bazin-le-ble-qui-leve-racine-les-plaideurs-early-1900s-french","provider":"Crazing About Patina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}