Anatole France — Les Opinions de M. Jerome Coignard
Paris, Calmann-Levy , c1920. Leather. A insightful fictional piece by prolific French novelist Anatole France. Anatole France was a member of the Académie française, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his literary achievements. His protagonists are said to embody France's own personality, and Les Opinions de M. Jerome Coignard was said to have captured the atmosphere of the fin de siècle, meaning the spirit of the the century. In a half morocco binding with marbled boards and gilt design to the spine. Externally, a trifle rubbed to the spine. Slight fading to the head of both boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages. Light marginal foxing and to the text block edge Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .