Honey Bee by Anatole France | Signed by Anatole France on the preliminary title page
A Translation by Mrs. John Lane | Illustrated by Florence Lundburg
Pubisher: 1911 John Lane Company First U.K. Edition
Signed by Anatole France on the preliminary title page to translator Mrs. John Lane. Inscribed to the translator "A Madame John Lane, qui a embelli mon "Abeille' en la faint anglaise Anatole France" which translates to "To Madame John Lane who embellished my "Honey-Bee" in the English language [signed] Anatole France."
Illustrated English works signed by Anatole France are rare on the market. Although illustrated works appear signed by the illustrators from time-to-time, seldom do they appear signed by France. Due to the fact that the author passed away before many of the admired illustrated English works appeared in print.
Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Academie francaise, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".
Condition: Publishers red cloth decorative boards, gilt title to spine with title to upper board and gilt illustration, decorative end papers, small area in the rear hinge has been professionally sealed with Japanese paper (barely noticeable), Signed by Anatole France on the prelim, pages clean, binding tight, a beautiful example in Near Fine condition