Anatole France; J. Lewis May [translator] — Marguerite

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first English edition of this illustrated work of prose fiction from French writer Anatole France, signed by the translator. First English edition. Signed and inscribed by the translator to the front free endpaper, dated October 1921. Illustrated with twenty-nine original wood-cuts. Written from the perspective of an unnamed protagonist reflecting on his life and experiences, this novel explores his connection to a child named Marguerite, who embodies the innocence and beauty of his past love, Marie. Written by Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated by James Lewis May, a British critic and translator, best known as a translator and biographer of Anatole France. Illustrated by Fernand Simeon, a French painter, wood-engraver, and illustrator. In the original quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Age toning to the endpapers. Translator's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Fernand Simeon. Very Good .