Francoise Sagan; Anne Green [trans.] — Wonderful Clouds

London, John Murray, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first English language edition of this short, compelling novel, by prolific French novelist, playwright and screenwriter Francoise Sagan. A first English language edition of Francoise Sagan's 1961 novel, originally published the same year as 'Les Merveilleux Nuages&apos.This short novel follows the decay of a French-American marriage, and is the 5th novel of Francoise Sagan, who was a respected author from the age of 18, with the publication of 'Bonjour Tristesse' in 1954, now her most well-known novel.In original red pictorial boards, in lovely condition, and in original clipped dust wrapper.Translated by American writer and translator Anne Green, who spent much of her childhood in France, and served as an ambulance driver during WWI. Bound in original red cloth. In original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition. Moderate age toning to rear endpapers. Dust wrapper very smart. Moderate rubbing to dust wrapper extremities. The odd mark to covers. Slight age toning to reverse. Ink notation across original fly leaf price. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Mild dusting to top edge. Scattered spotting to text block edges. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.