I had put on my slippers and my dressing-gown. I wiped away a tear with which the north wind blowing over the quay had obscured my vision. A bright fire was leaping in the chimney of my study. Ice-crystals, shaped like fern-leaves, were sprouting over the windowpanes and concealed from me the Seine with its bridges and the Louvre of the Valois. I drew up my easy-chair to the hearth, and my table-volante, and took up so much of my place by the fire as Hamilcar deigned to allow me. Hamilcar was lying in front of the andirons, ...
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I had put on my slippers and my dressing-gown. I wiped away a tear with which the north wind blowing over the quay had obscured my vision. A bright fire was leaping in the chimney of my study. Ice-crystals, shaped like fern-leaves, were sprouting over the windowpanes and concealed from me the Seine with its bridges and the Louvre of the Valois. I drew up my easy-chair to the hearth, and my table-volante, and took up so much of my place by the fire as Hamilcar deigned to allow me. Hamilcar was lying in front of the andirons, curled up on a cushion, with his nose between his paws. His think find fur rose and fell with his regular breathing. At my coming, he slowly slipped a glance of his agate eyes at me from between his half-opened lids, which he closed again almost at once, thinking to himself, "It is nothing; it is only my friend." "Hamilcar," I said to him, as I stretched my legs-"Hamilcar, somnolent Prince of the City of Books-thou guardian nocturnal! Like that Divine Cat who combated the impious in Heliopolis-in the night of the great combat-thou dost defend from vile nibblers those books which the old savant acquired at the cost of his slender savings and indefatigable zeal. Sleep, Hamilcar, softly as a sultana, in this library, that shelters thy military virtues; for verily in thy person are united the formidable aspect of a Tatar warrior and the slumbrous grace of a woman of the Orient. Sleep, thou heroic and voluptuous Hamilcar, while awaiting the moonlight hour in which the mice will come forth to dance before the Acta Sanctorum of the learned Bolandists!"
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1931, John Lane The Bodley Head LTD.; Dodd, Mead and Company
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John Lane The Bodley Head LTD.; Dodd, Mead and Company
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1931
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English
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Zhenya Gay. Near Fine. The first illustrated edition of Anatole France's work 'The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'. In the publisher's original cloth bidning, with gilt detail to the spine and front board. Lacking the original dustwrapper. Translated from the original French into English by Lafcadio Hearn. The first novel by the french author Anatole France. Having before been regarded primarily as a poet this work of prose established France as a important and versatile author. In this work charts the story of Sylvestre Bonnard, and his friendship with the young girl, Jeanne. This volume features illustration by the notable book illustrator, Zhenya Gay. Preivous owners bookplate to the reverse of the front endpaper, 'K. W. C. Down'. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With light rubbing to the extremities. Small mark to the tail of the front board towards the fore edge. Previous owners bookplate to the reverse of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
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Very Good+ in a Good clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains. Rubbing, open tearing along panel edges. Front flap separated from dust jacket.
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