The First Temptation of Saint Anthony by Flaubert, Gustave - 1932

New York: Rarity Press, 1932. G, No Dust Jacket, Spine is Faded . Plates. New York: G, No Dust Jacket, Spine is Faded 1932

Privately Printed for Rarity. 1932. Hardcover. UsedAcceptable. Hardcover; translated by Rene Francis and illustrated in color and black an d white by Jean de Bosschere; heavy fading, soiling, and edge wear to exter ior; cover cloth wearing at corners, top end of spine, and bottom front edg e; fading to pages; in acceptable condition with clean text, firm binding. .

USA: Rarity Press. Good. Hardcover. 1932. 231 pages. with bookbinding sticker 'Sam Ying Co. Hong Kong-bound in a black rexine .

Hardbound. Very Good. Translated by Rene Francis. With an Introduction by E.V.Osborn and Illustrated by Jean de Bosschere. London (John Lane) 1924. Small note in ink on title else a very good copy.

London: Duckworth & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1910. Presentation Copy. Hardcover. Translated into English by Rene Francis, from the 1849-1856 manuscripts. Edited by Louis Bertrand. London: Duckworth and Co., 1910. Lg 8vo. "Presentation Copy" perforation stamp on title page. Quarter cream cloth & blue paper boards; spine soiled, board edges partly worn, occasional minor foxing, gutter soiled at p.278. Half-title, title, dedication, pagination after dedication leaf: 1,34-35 (lacking 2-3),4-5,38-39 (lacking 6-7),8-9,42-43 (lacking 10-11),12-13,46-47 (lacking 14-15), continuous from 16-269 [296],[297]. The portions of the missing and duplicated text involve are found only in the the Preface by Sir Gaston Maspero (trans. by R. Francis), and the "Original" of his Preface. The rest of the text including the "First Temptation" is complete followed by "Fragments", "Notes by Translator", "Note on the Manuscripts", and… Read More

London: John Lane the Bodley Head. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Embossed red cloth with gilt emblem front panel and lettering to spine, lightly worn on points, deckled page ends and top edge stained red. Binding straight and secure. No. 1645 of an edition limited to 3000 copies. All twenty full page plates present, including color illustrations with tissue guards. ; MCN33957; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 231 pp .

John Lane, London. 1924. Limited Edition, number 1365 of 3,000. Translated by Rene Francis. Introduction by E.B. Osborn.. Hardback.. Colour & Black and White illustrations by Jean De Bosschère. Very Good, without dust jacket.

London: Duckworth & Co, 1915. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, dusty untrimmed page edges and bumping to upper corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with small stains to rear and small piece missing from top of sunned spine. 270pp. The Devil's temptation of Saint Anthony. One of 625 copies of a Limited Edition. A translation into English by Rene Francis from the 1849-1856 manuscripts edited by Louis Bertrand, New edition illustrated with twelve drawings by Katherine Low.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Good (-). Illus. by Katherine Low. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1924 Translated by Rene Francis with an introduction by E. B. Osborn and Illustrated in Colour & Black and White # 889 of 3000 copies. Red/gilt cloth spine faded, bumped, slight edgewear, boards tight. 231 pgs. Appendix. color plates tissued, Nice copy.. Illus. by Jean De Bosschere. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

Rarity Press, 1932. hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. New York, 1932; purple cloth covered boards; corner and spine edge wear with board exposed at bottom corners; illustrated jacket in acceptable condition with heavy edge and corner wear, housed in a clear plastic cover; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 231 pages.