THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
by Anatole France
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No
- Seller
-
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Anatole France (Francois-Anatole Thibault, 1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist and best-selling novelist. He was considered the ideal French man of letters and, in 1921, won the Nobel Prize in Literature. France wrote 25 novels; The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881) was his second.
OF NOTE: It was originally the property of the 97th Hospital of the American Red Cross--that is stamped on the title page.
It is about a brilliant historian and linguist who kidnaps a young woman to save her from abuse.
This copy was published by the Modern Library (Random House) in 1932. It is navy blue boards with a black and gold design on the cover and spine. It has a minimal amount of shelf wear and the pages are clean, bright and unmarked.OF NOTE: It was originally the property of the 97th Hospital of the American Red Cross--that is stamped on the title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106
- Title
- THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
- Author
- Anatole France
- Format/Binding
- Very good
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Modern Library/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 5" x 7 1/8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Francois-Anatole Thibault, man of letters, Nobel Prize, American Red Cross
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Literature;
Terms of Sale
Louise Aird
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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