{"product_id":"une-enquete","title":"Une Enquete Aux Pays Du Levant (An Inquiry into the Lands of the Levant)","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis: Plon-Nourrit \u0026amp; Co., 1923. Limited to 1,100 copies of which this is number 1,087. Octavo (7\" x 5\"). Quarter leather stamped in gilt, over tan cloth. iv, 242. Faintest edge-wear to cloth, red ribbon marker slightly frayed at the end. A fine copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUne Enquete Aux Pays Du Levant (roughly translated to: An Inquiry into the Lands of the Levant) is the travels and reflections on the Middle East (the Levant region, including parts of modern-day Lebanon, Syria, and surrounding areas), focusing on France's cultural and political role, local Christian communities, and ancient traditions. This copy is written in French and is part of a edition limited to 1,100 copies. It was published the same year as its author's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaurice Barrès (1862-1923), a French novelist and politician, famously said: “Tout livre a pour\u003cbr\u003ecollaborateur son lecteur,” which can be roughly translated as: “Every book has as its co-author the reader.” According to this view, when one reads a work, he or she, in collaboration with the author whose words he or she is reading, is creating, as a co-author, a new work that previously did not exist, with a new meaning never before contemplated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59710293934366,"sku":"UN-0022","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2859.jpg?v=1785274342","url":"https:\/\/uncialrarebooks.com\/products\/une-enquete","provider":"UNCIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}