FRANCE, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator].
Crainquebille.
The Limited Editions Club Edition of Anatole France's Crainquebille; signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949.
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France's satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 777. In fine condition. Translated from the French, with an introduction, by Jacques LeClercq. Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte.
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 Académie française, 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". Crainquebille (1901) is a concise yet powerful social critique that exposes the indifference and injustice of modern legal and social institutions. The story follows Jérôme Crainquebille, an aging Parisian street vendor who is wrongfully arrested for insulting a police officer—a charge rooted in misunderstanding and class prejudice. Through understated irony and clear, economical prose, France illustrates how the legal system, rather than protecting the vulnerable, often exacerbates their suffering.
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