The Revolt of the Angels (La Révolte des anges) (Modern Library #11.2)
by FRANCE, Anatole
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1929-30]. Flexible cloth. A Modern Library edition of Anatole France's "La Révolte des anges," first published in 1914. This novel is a revised version of the Christian tale of an imagined heavenly war between angels led by Archangel Michael versus others led by Satan. Rendered into English by an unattributed translator. --- In Toledano spine #5 / full blue balloon cloth-covered limp boards / gilt titling and grapevine decorations on spine / gilt-stamped torchbearer device to front cover / dark topstain / blue Kent endpapers. Lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1929-30 (though 1914 date appears in book). ML #11.2. --- With conspicuous sunning to spine, brown soiling to first few pages and textblock fore-edge, else a tightly-bound, sound copy. Note: This item scarce in this edition.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; (10), 7-348 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87366
- Title
- The Revolt of the Angels (La Révolte des anges) (Modern Library #11.2)
- Author
- FRANCE, Anatole
- Format/Binding
- Flexible cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1929-30]
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Religion and Spirituality;
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