London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Illustrated Edition Reprint. Gilt Cloth. Translated by Alfred Allinson with Illustration & decorations by John Austen, v, [3], 285 pgs, 2 page adverts; colour frontis;& 11 other full page colour illustrations, orig. black cloth with gilt decoration on front & spine some what faded, bottom edge of front board with tiny bit of cloth worn & board exposed, endpapers with tape marks, Despite all faults a nice clean copy.; 240 x 150mm .

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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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Bookseller: M & A Simper Bookbinders (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2608
Title: THE GODS ARE ATHIRST
Author: France, Anatole
Format/Binding: Gilt Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: Illustrated Edition Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1933
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...