The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (The Works of Anatole France)
John Lane, The Bodley Head / John Lane Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L073096
Slight sunning and fading to spine; slight soiling, rubbing and browning to covers (cloth; chiefly to edges); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. [2], ix, [3], 310 pages. Publisher's imprint on spine: The Bodley Head. Text of the famous novel, based on an actual murder case; includes the 4 1/2-page introduction by Hearn. 'This edition is limited to five hundred copies for sale in the United States of America' (first preliminary leaf, opposite half-title page). Nice, tight copy internally.Decorative Title & half-title Pages (red/black); Red Headpieces & Initials; Pictorial Endpapers (light brown/white).
Price: $49.95