BARRÈS Maurice. Colette Baudoche. Histoire d'une jeune fille de Metz. Paris, Felix Juven, 1909; large vol. in-12, 258 pp. in pre-green jansenist morocco, smooth spine, ochre morocco lining and endpapers, double water-green moiré silk endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine, flap folder and edged slipcase. First edition. A novel about the patriotic feelings of a young Alsatian girl who falls under the spell of a German teacher. Barrès gives a striking description of the city of Metz under German rule after 1870. One of 75 copies on Hollande, the only large paper with 25 Japon. A very fine copy in lined morocco; the spine of the dust jacket is faded, but it is its mission to expose itself to protect the book...