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France (Anatole) - Sauvage. Les Opinions de Monsieur Jérôme Coignard. , 1924.
Price: US$199.62 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 215pp Paris, 1924, in-8, 215pp, reliure plein chagrin signée par Brochon, Superbe exemplaire de l'édition numérotée sur papier de Rives! Illustrations en noir et en couleurs par Sauvage! in-8
Seller: Librairie Axel Benadi, Broye, France
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]. With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. ETCHED BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY CANADIAN ARTIST, CAROLINE ARMINGTON. An uncommon publication. Anatole France won the 1921 Nobel prize in literature. With the choice etched bookplate of Albert J. Connett, signd by the artist, Caroline Armington (1875-1939), a Canadian long resident in Paris. OCLC reports copies at BnF and Montreal Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pictorial wrappers. Spine uniformly toned to brown, still a fine copy With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107].
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: [Fine binding, Autographed] 29 (of 30 volumes, lacking v.2). Limited edition of 1075 copies, signed by the author, of which this is number 10. Bound in handsome contemporary morocco. Binding signed in gold by Stikeman & Co. Attractive gilt floral design on cover and spine. Spine in 6 compartments, with 4 raised bands. Watered silk and red leather doublures with turn-ins with gilt ruling. Modern restoration of some of the hinges. Pages are clean and unmarked. France won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. Contents: [v.1] The crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. Crainquebille, and other stories; [v.3] At the sign of the Reine Pedauque; [v.4] The opinions of Jerome Coignard. The garden of Epicurus; [v.5] The red lily; [v.6] A mummer's tale. The elm-tree on the mall; [v.7] The wicker-work woman; [v.8] The amethyst ring; [v.9] Monsieur Bergeret in Paris; [v.10] The aspirations of Jean Servien. Balthasar; [v.11] The bride of Corinth, and other poems & plays; [v.12] Mother of pearl; [v.13] The well of Saint Clare; [v.14] The white stone. The seven wives of Bluebeard; [v.15] Penguin Island; [v.16] The revolt of the angels; [v.17] The merrie tales of Jacques Tournebroche. Jocasta & the famished cat; [v.18] The gods are athirst; [v.19] Clio; [v.20] The Latin genius; [v.21-22] The life of Joan of Arc; [v.23] Little Pierre; [v.24] The bloom of life; [v.25] My friend's book; [v.26] Pierre Noziere; [v.27-30] On life & letters. Cataloger's note: Missing v.2: Thais. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.