France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist and successful novelist who produced several bestsellers. Ironic and sceptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Academie francaise and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1922 his entire works were put on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Prohibited Books Index) of the Catholic Church which he regarded as a 'distinction'. The index was abolished in 1966. This collection of stories in English translation was published ...
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France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist and successful novelist who produced several bestsellers. Ironic and sceptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Academie francaise and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1922 his entire works were put on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Prohibited Books Index) of the Catholic Church which he regarded as a 'distinction'. The index was abolished in 1966. This collection of stories in English translation was published in 1908.
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Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by MadScience Enterprises rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coalmont, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1924 by Dodd, Mead and Co..
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Very good. No dust jacket. 337 p. From the Definitive Edition of the works of Anatole France. Gold cross patonce design covers front and spine, but faded on spine. End pages designed by Aubrey Beardsley. Small price sticker on first free end page. Text block clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by John Lane, The Bodley Head / Dodd Mead.
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Very Good+ No Dustjacket. Book New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head / Dodd Mead, 1922. Stated Third Edition. Very Good+/no dustjacket. Very clean unfaded red cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering and decoration on cover, gold lettering and decoration on spine. Light surface wear to corners, no bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained page edges. Clean illustrated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 291 pgs. Translated by Frederic Chapman.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $12.95, good condition, Sold by Bob's Book Journey rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Bodley Head/John Lane.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Red hardcover with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, gilt top edge, 291 pp. Translated by Frederic Chapman. Moderate wear at ends of spine and corners, red on spine is sunned but lettering is quite legible, no owner names or gift notes, endpapers and text are age-toned otherwise unmarked, tight binding.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1924 by Dodd, Mead & Company.
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Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, spine is discolored, pages 21-26 contain some underlining in ink, some fraying at the top of the spine, corners are bumped and rubbed, overall a clean readable used copy! Tan cloth with black lettering and design on the front cover and spine. 337 historical pages. "Laelius Lamia, born in Italy of illustrious parents, had not yet discarded the toga praetexta when he discarded the toga praetexta when he set out for the schools of Athens to study philosophy. Subsequently he took up his residence at Rome, and in his house on the Esquiline, amid a circle of youthful wastrels, abandoned himself to licentious courses."----from Chapter 1 (The Procurator of Judaea)
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $15.00, fair condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by John Land, The Bodley Head.
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Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, spine is faded, some fraying at the top of the spine, corners are bumped and rubbed, former owner's name and address are written in ink on the ffep and a newspaper clipping on the half-title page of Anatole France from 1921 showing the author at the age of 77, no dj, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a clean readable used copy! Faded red cloth with faded gilt lettering and design on the spine and faded white lettering and design on the front cover. 291 historical pages. "Laelius Lamia, born in Italy of illustrious parents, had not yet discarded the toga praetexta when he discarded the toga praetexta when he set out for the schools of Athens to study philosophy. Subsequently he took up his residence at Rome, and in his house on the Esquiline, amid a circle of youthful wastrels, abandoned himself to licentious courses."----from Chapter 1 (The Procurator of Judaea)
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $15.45, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2004 by Fredonia Books (NL).
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $17.60, very good condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1925 by John Lane/The Bodley Head.
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Very Good in None Issued jacket. 291 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout with the exceptions of the first blank page is missing and some light reading wear to edges.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $17.66, very good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM.
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1923. John Lane The Bodley Head. Second edition, first reprint. Hard Cover. Book-VG, gilt titles on spine, blind impressed titles on front board. 7.5x5. 291pp.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $18.20, very good condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1923 by John Lane/The Bodley Head.
Add this copy of Mother of Pearl to cart. $18.94, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1924 by John Lane.