Anatole France, Thais, 1st/1st 1926, Frank Pape ill.
"Thais", by Anatole France, Translated by Robert B. Douglas, illustrated by Frank C. Pape; Published by John Lane, Bodley Head, New York and London, 1926. First Printing of the First Frank Pape illustrated edition.
The printing history of the English translation is imprinted on the copyright page: First appearance- 1909;
1916-1926 several reprints of the not-illustrated edition
First Printing of the First illustrated Edition - 1926. No other printings listed.
First published in French in 1890, this fascinating story is based on events in the life of Saint Thais of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th century. The novel was adapted into the 1894 opera of the same name by Jules Massenet and later into the 1917 American silent film.
Frank Cheyne Pape (1878 - 1972), was an English artist. By 1911, Pape was a highly successful book illustrator. World War I brought a decline in Britain's illustrated book market, affecting Pape's livelihood. He enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps in 1915 and served on the Greco-Bulgarian front.
Pape's career was revived in the early 1920s through his illustrations for a number of books by James Branch Cabell, which brought him new acclaim in the United States. These illustrations often wittily paralleled the double entendres in Cabell's writing. In the preface to the 1925 edition of his book Figures of Earth, Cabell praised the fitness of Pape's style for these works. The success of these editions led to Bodley Head commissioning illustrations by Pape for books of Anatole France
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth, gold decorated front board and spine [some wear]; illustrated endpapers; small dealer's label inside cover, the front endpaper is creased and slightly damaged at the hinges; 249 pages on heavy stock paper, wood cut text decorations and chapter titles; + frontispiece and 11 original copper engraved and etched plates on heavy cardboard-like paper; very good condition.
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"Thais", by Anatole France, Translated by Robert B. Douglas, illustrated by Frank C. Pape; Published by John Lane, Bodley Head, New York and London, 1926. First Printing of the First Frank Pape illustrated edition.
The printing history of the English translation is imprinted on the copyright page: First appearance- 1909;
1916-1926 several reprints of the not-illustrated edition
First Printing of the First illustrated Edition - 1926. No other printings listed.
First published in French in 1890, this fascinating story is based on events in the life of Saint Thais of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th century. The novel was adapted into the 1894 opera of the same name by Jules Massenet and later into the 1917 American silent film.
Frank Cheyne Pape (1878 - 1972), was an English artist. By 1911, Pape was a highly successful book illustrator. World War I brought a decline in Britain's illustrated book market, affecting Pape's livelihood. He enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps in 1915 and served on the Greco-Bulgarian front.
Pape's career was revived in the early 1920s through his illustrations for a number of books by James Branch Cabell, which brought him new acclaim in the United States. These illustrations often wittily paralleled the double entendres in Cabell's writing. In the preface to the 1925 edition of his book Figures of Earth, Cabell praised the fitness of Pape's style for these works. The success of these editions led to Bodley Head commissioning illustrations by Pape for books of Anatole France
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth, gold decorated front board and spine [some wear]; illustrated endpapers; small dealer's label inside cover, the front endpaper is creased and slightly damaged at the hinges; 249 pages on heavy stock paper, wood cut text decorations and chapter titles; + frontispiece and 11 original copper engraved and etched plates on heavy cardboard-like paper; very good condition.
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