The Gods Are A-Thirst by France, Anatole; Translated from the French by Alfred Allinson, Introduction by Andres Maurois, Illustrations by Jean Oberle - 1942

C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head.,1889. LIMITED EDITION, one of only 250 copies. First book to be published under the Bodley Head Imprint. The authors second book. Blue paper covered boards with cream paper spine. Degree of chipping on spine with uniform discolouration. Light foxing to some pages only. Overall a near very good copy.:

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1978. First edition. Hardcover. fine in Very Good DJ; dj protected by new mylar wrap.. 8 vo; red tweed paper boards with black spine covering & silver spine lettering; 277 pages. illust. dj. author's first novel after publishing a volume of poetry;

Paris: Édition De La Nouvelle Revue Française, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the June 20th printing of the first edition. 182pp. Brown quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles on the spine. Some stains on the spine else a near fine copy. In the French language.; Octavo.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1885. Hardcover. Good+. 340pp; Half-leather with maroon cloth, raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, wear to corners of boards, front hinge starting, toning to endpapers, foxing to a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Collection of roadside songs of Tuscany translated and illustrated by Francesca Alexander and edited by John Ruskin. In ten parts with 20 illustrations.

New York: Random House, 2006. Signed on the title page by the author, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. First edition / First printing. Red paper-covered spine, light blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2006.

Chapel Hill: Lillabulero, Spring 1967. Signed by Russell Banks on title page. First edition / First printing. Stapled blue wrappers. Very good. Sunning and light wear to covers, short tear to top front cover, no loss. Includes Portfolio 2: The Shaker Dove, by Daniel Patterson inserted into a sleeve on inside rear cover. Also includes William Faulkner: a Story and Five Poems. Poetry by Lucius Shepard, Dabney Stuart, etc.

London, UK: Mundanus/Victor Gollancz, 1931 317 pages. Square tight binding, uncreased and unmarked. Some wrinkles on spine being a manufacturing flaw. Paper browning on edge of cover and internal pages. Overall a very attractive copy.. Sixth Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good. Approx. 5" x 7".

Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson and Brothers, 1868. Paperback. Good. [2], 396, [2] p.; 25 cm. Original printed wrappers. Woodcut illustration on front wrapper drawn by Henry Anelay and engraved by H. Carter. Date of publication inferred from publisher's advertisement on first page following text: "Get up your clubs for 1869!" Printed wrappers and final leaf contain publisher's advertisements. Some unopened leaves. Very scarce in original illustrated wrappers. In Good Condition: wrapper fore-edges and lower edges chipped; wrapper separating from head of front joint for 3 cm. and from tail of back joint for 10 cm.; wrapper is slightly soiled; fore-edges of front wrapper and pages through p. 116 damaged, without loss of text; occasional light foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

1736 (date on title page, differs from spine); attractive original calf binding in excellent condition; raised bands, title and date (1735) to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges stained red - please see images; this is a compendium of four plays, each with its own title page and frontis. , as follows | 1. The Conscious Lovers (Jacob Tonson MCCCXXXV), 2. The Funeral or Grief a la Mode ( Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 3. The Tender Husband (Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 4. The Lying Lover ( W Feales, MDCCXXXVI) | this copy is in above average condition for a title of its age and type - clean and sound throughout, appears very little read or perhaps unread; name inside otherwise free of notes or other defacement | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched .

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