The Revolt of the Angels  (1924)

 

Illustrated by Frank C Papé

 

 

 

The Revolt of the Angels is a powerful tale from Anatole France (a Nobel Laureat). The

review published in The New York Times upon initial release (without illustrations)

provides a wonderful introduction to one of France's classic works:

 

[The Revolt of the Angels] will, to many readers appear, quite literally,

as sinister as the Devil himself.

 

The plutonic comparison is no mere rhetorical flourish, for the subject

of the story is a new conspiracy on the part of the Angels to dethrone

God: and the events of the elder conspiracy, which John Milton "has

sung," as M. France causes the Abbé Coignard to remark in another

book, "with very great barbarity," are related from the point of view

of a participant on the losing side ...

 

The review continues and takes the reader through some of the work's seminal moments,

before closing with the following comment:

 

It is unnecessary to add after such a climax, The Revolt of the Angels will

offend only the unintelligent - those whom the letter has killed and the

spirit has not yet made alive. Whether we call the archetype of Ignorance

and Fear "Ialdabaoth", "Lucifer", or "God" is little: to recognise that in each

of us there is Fear and the conqueror of Fear, and the battleground

between the two, and that Victory is not a concrete thing, but a condition

of the soul is much. And it is this that the novel of Anatole France's old

age, the ripe fruit of his genius, helps us, albeit by the unfamiliar road of

laughter, to perceive.

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Cover for ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924), illustrated by Frank C Pape

On the left, we show a rare copy of

The Revolt of the Angels published with

Papé's illustrations for the first time

in 1924.

 

 

This example retains the original decorative

gilt-stamped black cloth cover.

 

 

 

 

 

To the right, we show the decorative

Title Page prepared by Papé.

 Title Page for ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924), illustrated by Frank C Pape

 

France's novel needed to wait a decade until it was matched with the stunning illustrations and extensive decorations

designed by Frank C Papé (the illustrated edition was first published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd [London]) in

1924.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters

 

 

Greeting Card sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)

For connoisseurs of Papé's work, we have prepared sets of 12 Greeting Cards displaying each of his major monotone images for The Revolt of the Angels and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

Code: FCP RA MS(12)
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in

hommage to the hand-crafted approach typical of prestige illustrated publications

produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and the

images are presented on White card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear

of each card carries information about Frank C Papé, this wonderful suite and the

profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that you may

write your own personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a reproduction print of one or more of these images, we

have provided some options below. Each of our Fine Art Posters is prepared with

archival quality papers and inks - and also accompanied by information about

Frank C Papé, this suite and the profiled illustration.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be

taken through to our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will

be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in

the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth

of purchases.

 Fine Art Poster sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)

 

An example of one of our Fine Art

Posters in a superb 20x36" format

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Frank C Papé.

 

 

The major monotone illustrations

 

Frank C Pape - 'Dies Irae' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'Monsieur SAriette fell down unconscious' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'The following night twenty volumes left their places' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'I was commanded to watch over your innocence and to guard your chastity' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)

Dies Irae

(Frontispiece)

Monsieur Sariette fell down

unconscious

The following night twenty

volumes left their places

I was commanded to watch over

your innocence and to guard

your chastity

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M1 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M2 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

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Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M4 10x18
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Frank C Pape - 'In Paradise we only possess the harp, the psaltery and the hydraulic organ' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'Such was Istar in his native home' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'I sang to the shepherds and the numphs of the birth of the world' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'War, Pestilence and Famince entered the circle' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)

In Paradise we only possess the

harp, the psaltery and the

hydraulic organ

 

 

Such was Istar in his native home

I sang to the shepherds and the

nymphs of the birth of the world

War, Pestilence and Famine

entered the circle

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M5 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M6 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M7 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M8 10x18
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Frank C Pape - '... to the sound of bells and the singing of psalms ...' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'Prince Istar - opened a ventilator - and passed the faithful angel through it' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'Gilberte decided that he was no angel' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - 'Arcade, Istar and Zita prepared themselves to pass from the heavy atmosphere of the earth to the limpid depths of the heavens' from ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)

... "to the sound of bells and

the singing of psalms" ...

Prince Istar - opened a ventilator -

and passed the faithful angel

through it

Gilberte decided that he

was no angel

Arcade, Istar and Zita prepared

themselves to pass from the

heavy atmosphere of the

earth to the limpid depths

of the heavens

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M9 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M10 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M11 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA M12 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The monotone End Papers

 

Frank C Pape - one of two monotone illustrations for the End Papers of ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924) Frank C Pape - one of two monotone illustrations for the End Papers of ''The Revolt of the Angels'' (1924)    

The Revolt of the Angels

End Papers

(Presented as a Diptych)

 

 

    

A pair of Fine Art Posters (10x18'')

Code: FCP RA EP1|2 10x18
 Price: US$120.00