Pierre Loti — Japan Madame Chrysantheme

London , T. Werner Laurie Ltd. c1920. Cloth. An illustrated English translation of Loti's French novel, Madame Chrysantheme. Illustrated with many black-and-white vignettes, and a coloured frontispiece. It is presented as the autobiographical journal of a naval officer who was temporarily married to a geisha while he was stationed in Nagasaki, Japan. Originally written in French and published in 1887, Madame Chrysanthème was very successful in its day, running to 25 editions in the first five years of its publication with translations into several languages including English. In a red cloth binding. Externally, sound, with just some slight bumping, a few marks, and slight wear to the spine label. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, and clean, with just some foxing to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .