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Les Dieux ont Soif
by Anatole France
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1912. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of Anatole France's powerful novel concerning the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. The first edition of this work, and one of 200 limited edition copies printed on Papier Hollande, in a quarter morocco binding with marbled boards. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Bookplate to the front blank. Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. This work, Les Dieux ont Soif or The Gods Are Athirst, is set in Paris from 1793 to 1794, describing the events of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally smart, with shelf wear to the extremities and a little rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but clean. Very Good
Synopsis
evariste Gamelin, peintre, eleve de David, membre de la section du pont-neuf, precedemment section Henri Iv, s'etait rendu de bon matin a l'ancienne eglise des Barnabites, qui depuis trois ans, depuis le 21 mai 1790, servait de siege a l'assemblee generale de la section. Cette eglise s'elevait sur une place etroite et sombre, pres de la grille du palais. Sur la facade, composee de deux ordres classiques, ornee de consoles renversees et de pots a feu, attristee par le temps, offensee par les hommes, les emblemes religieux avaient ete marteles et l'on avait inscrit en lettres noires au-dessus de la porte la devise republicaine : " liberte, egalite, fraternite ou la mort. " evariste Gamelin penetra dans la nef : les voutes, qui avaient entendu les clercs de la congregation de Saint-paul chanter en rochet les offices divins, voyaient maintenant les patriotes en bonnet rouge assembles pour elire les magistrats municipaux et deliberer sur les affaires de la section. Les saints avaient ete tires de leurs niches et remplaces par les bustes de Brutus, de Jean-jacques et de Le Peltier. La table des droits de l'homme se dressait sur l'autel depouille.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 875M8
- Title
- Les Dieux ont Soif
- Author
- Anatole France
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann-Lévy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Anatole France The Gods Are Athirst French literature French Revolution The Gods Are Athirst
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Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Morocco
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- Bookplate
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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