First Temptation of Saint Anthony

Title: First Temptation of Saint Anthony

Author: Flaubert, Gustave

Publication: London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1924.

Description: Illustrated edition of Gustave Flaubert's tale of the temptations faced by Saint Anthony the Great, in the form of a play script. Translated into English by René Francis, with an introduction by E. B. Osborn. No. 2475 of 3000 copies. With full-page plates (some color) and in-text illustrations by Jean de Bosschère. Title page in red and black. In publisher's binding of full red cloth over boards, stamped in gilt and blind, with red topstain. 9.75 x 6.5 inches; [2], xlv, [1], 231, [1] pages (first leaf blank), [20] leaves of plates. Moderate edgewear and soiling to the binding and toned endpapers. Very Good. An attractive copy with bright illustrations.