RARE publication of speeches from the ceremony of Anatole France`s election as a member of the Académie française, held in 24.12.1896. 285x230mm. 54 pages. Yellow board Hardcover with gilt spine rebound with original softcover. Cover slightly curved. Cover and spine yellowing/age-stained and dirty/slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and worn/peeling. Cover edges slightly bumped. Spine rubbed. Front inner cover slightly age-stained. Rear whitepage bottom edge and title-page bottom corner fingerprint-stained. Two small stickers on rear whitepage bottom corner. Original in-bound front softcover partly torn with tattered edges and chipped upper corner. Original in-bound rear softcover age-stained and slightly stained. Small age-stain on pages 4-5 upper edge/corner. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition for its age.