Anatole France / Serge de Solomko - Balthasar - 1925

Fascinating exemplar numbered 1163 on beautiful vellum tinted with arches and illustrated with fine color compositions by Serge de Solomko. This historical and philosophical tale which blends erudition, imagination, light satire and humanist reflection around the legendary figure of Balthasar, one of the three Magi who, according to Christian tradition, came to pay homage to the Infant Jesus -

Through this narrative, Anatole France does not merely seek to tell a famous religious episode, but to explore the complex relationships between faith, reason, power, science and human illusions -

The work transports the reader to ancient Orient, in the heart of a world marked by great ancient civilizations, religious beliefs, astrology, mysterious cults and scholarly traditions that seek to explain the secrets of the universe -

Balthasar appears as a cultivated, curious sovereign deeply attached to knowledge, whose mind is divided between the teachings of sages, the observations of astronomers and metaphysical questions about the destiny of men -

Anatole France / Serge de Solomko - Balthasar - 1925 - A. Ferroud & F. Ferroud -
56 pp.

Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full original soft canvas-covered cover, wear from use, some minor defects on the work (chips and tears visible), cover partially worn, speckled edges, smooth spine titled, as well as the first board, nice black motif at the center of the rear board -

Good interior condition, slight browning, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful vignette, charming initials, work enriched with fine color compositions by Serge de Solomko, including a frontispiece and a few full-page plates, a pleasing exemplar numbered 1163 on beautiful vellum tinted with arches, interior fairly fresh -

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