Jean Renoir — The Notebooks of Captain Georges

London, Collins, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Jean Renoir's nostalgic novel translated from the original French, complete with a smart dust wrapper. This novel narrates a young man's sentimental education, as well as his adoration for a young peasant girl. These themes are also covered in Renoir's films 'Diary of a Chambermaid' and 'Picnic on the Grass&apos.Jean Renoir (1894-1979) was a renowned French film director, screenwriter and author. He produced more than forty films throughout the silent age until the end of the 1960s. The son of iconic French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, he also wrote a memoir of his life with his father, as well as countless screenplays.Complete with the bright and unclipped dust wrapper.The first British edition, translated by Norman Denny. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a touch of minor wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is just slightly worn to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.