PICCIOLA

SAINTE, X.- B. [Xavier Boniface Saintine (10 July 1798 – 21 January 1865)]

Published by Hachette, Paris, 1860

About this Item

French text. Very good condition 16mo (7 inches x 4 3/4 inches), tan embossed morocco, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, label untidily removed from front free end paper, manuscript Prize inscription verso front free end paper and dated 1870, 339 pages. Binding tight and text clean. Note: he book tells the story of Count Charney, a former soldier who lost his trust in man and has been jailed for conspiring against Napoleon. Charney one day discovers a plant growing between two paving stones of his cell. This plant becomes for him a distraction, then an obsession, then a passion and finally it becomes a symbol of life and love. Through the physiological development of the plant he calls Picciola he learns to love and appreciate beauty through this real example of the evolution of nature. The image of a small flower that grows and survives with the care provided by Charney in a place so sinister as a prison, is an image of the force of nature and persistence. Charney follows the example of the flower and seeks to enrich his mind and soul amidst the walls that imprison him. [QP]. Seller Inventory # 010487

Bibliographic Details

Title: PICCIOLA

Publisher: Hachette, Paris

Publication Date: 1860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good