FRANCE, ANATOLE — Crainquebille [L'Affaire Crainquebille]

New York: The Heritage Press, 1949. Hardcover. The short 1903 novel by Anatole France is presented in a handsome illustrated Heritage Press edition in slipcase. This is the story of Jérôme Crainquebille, a poor Parisian seller of vegetables who gets dragged through the French judicial system. Newly translated, with an introduction, by Jacques LeClercq and illustrations by Bernard Lamotte. Sandglass leaflet is not present. --- Bound in brown and maroon marbled paper-covered boards, backed in tan cloth with book title in red on spine. Text presented on extra-heavy leaves. All textblock edges stained in maroon. Volume housed in maroon paper-covered slipcase. --- An excellent copy: clean, bright, tightly-bound and lacking apparent damages. Structurally sound slipcase with scratches and small tears: though not especially pretty, the slipcase is fully able to protect the book. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xiii, [2], 69, [2] pages. Very Good+ .