Buy this book on-line France, Anatole; Jackson, Wilfrid (Translator); Boyd, Ernest (Introduction) : At the Sign of the Queen PedauqueThe Limited Editions Club; The Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL, 1933
Limited Edition, no. 176 of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. Signed, "S. Sauvage," in black ink on back colophon. "Printed for Members of The Limited Editions Club by The Lakeside Press." Original publisher's blue cloth binding in a red paper-covered slipcase. Gilt lettering on front cover and book spine. Top edge gilt. The accompanying Limited Editions Club prospectus (Number 53, October 1933) is laid in. Slipcase measures 9 1/2" x 12." Book measures 9 1/4" x 11 3/4." 174 pages, complete. Twenty-two full-page color plates, complete. Pages and covers of the book are virtually pristine and intact except minuscule age toning to the pages. Spine not faded. Binding is tight. Slipcase is very clean and intact except for slight wear to the corners and edges. A Fine book in a Very Good slipcase. The classic historical novel by Anatole France, beautifully illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. At the Sign of the Queen Pedauque (French: La Rotisserie de la reine Pedauque) takes place in eighteenth-century France and is about a young man named Jacques Menetrier, who works at his father's rotisserie shop, the Queen Pedauque. Events unfold when Jacques is taken under the wing of Abbot Jerome Coignard. Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French author and man of letters. Sylvain Sauvage (1888-1948) was a French artist associated with the Impressionist movement. Back colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have been made for members of the Limited Editions Club, from the water-color illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage, at the Lakeside Press in Chicago, under the direction of William A. Kittredge; this copy is number 176 and it is signed by S. Sauvage." The prospectus gives some background information about the author, illustrator, the book's story, and specifications of the book and promotes the high quality of the book's construction and contents.. Illustr.: Sauvage, Sylvain. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of France, Anatole; Jackson, Wilfrid (Translator); Boyd, Ernest (Introduction) : At the Sign of the Queen Pedauque. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, out-of-print books, incunabula, libri rari and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |