Novel. X Collection copy #1: "The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies for sale and 26 copies for complimentary distribution. Copy 113"--Colophon. IaU "Bouvard and Pécuchet is the one hundred and sixth book of the Arion Press. It was designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Blake Riley, Sarah Songer, Rochelle Youk, Nathalie Roland, Brian Ferrett, Chris Godek, Benjamin Davidson, Diana Ketcham, Chris Dunlap, and Julie Willing. The types are Menhart in Monotype and hand composition with Egmont Initials for display. The paper is Magnani laid. The frontispiece and marginal excerpts were written by Andrew Hoyem and printed from polymer plates. The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies for sale and 26 copies for complimentary distribution."--Colophon.
Summary:
Two middle-aged copy-clerks become fast friends after meeting on a city bench and discovering their shared habit of writing their names in their hats: "I should say so! Someone could walk off with mine at the office!" When a small inheritance allows Bouvard and Pecuchet to retire early and move to the country, they use their newfound leisure time to satisfy their curiosity about all the things they'd been too busy to study in the city, diving disastrously into everything from farming and politics to literature and love, and coming up empty-handed each time, until, finally, their obsessive pursuit of knowledge becomes an end in itself.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)952623579
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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