Author: Joly, Maurice (French, 1829–1878).
Publisher: Amyot, éditeur, 8, rue de la Paix.
Printer: Imprimerie générale de Ch. Lahure (rue de Fleurus, 9, Paris).
Language: French.
Title-page: RECHERCHES | SUR | L’ART DE PARVENIR | PAR | UN CONTEMPORAIN | {publisher’s device “A”} | PARIS | AMYOT, ÉDITEUR, 8, RUE DE LA PAIX | 1868 | Tous droits réservés ||
Description: Hardbound, 220 × 145 mm; owner’s quarter polished calf over marbled boards; flat gilt double-ruled bands and gilt lettering to spine; corners bumped; marbled endpapers.
Pagination: [4] (h.t., t.p.) [i]–iii [iv blank], [1] 2–403 [404 blank]; total 412 pp.; Collation 8vo: π4 1-258 262, total 206 leaves.
Title / parallel renderings: Recherches sur l’art de parvenir, par un contemporain / The Art of Succeeding / Об искусстве выходить в люди.
Cross-reference: The Russian translation published in 1869 by A. M. Kotomin in the 2nd Issue of Contemporary French Writers (Современные французские писатели), see LIB-3506.2025 (full) and LIB-1117.2017 (abridged).
Contents:
Avant-propos / Preface
Introduction
Livre I. Éléments généraux de l’art de parvenir. / General Elements of the Art of Succeeding.
Livre II. Du pouvoir et de l’ambition. / On Power and Ambition.
Livre III. Du crédit et de la faveur. / On Influence and Favour.
Livre IV. De la célébrité. / On Celebrity.
Livre V. De la fortune et des affaires (suivi d’un chapitre récapitulatif et complémentaire). / On Fortune and Business (followed by a Recapitulative and Complementary Chapter).
Livre VI. De l’autre sexe. / On the Other Sex.
Table analytique. / Analytical Table of Contents (Index).
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Mid-19th century |
| Country | France |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 19th century , Ambition , Fiction , Finance , France , French literature , Literature , Politics , Satire , Social life and customs , Social mobility , Social satire , Success , Women |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1868 |
| Binding | Hardcover , Owner's binding , Quarter calf |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Size | 8vo |
| Location | Bookshelf 24.1. |
| Acquisition year | 2016 |