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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
Fine leather used for bookbinding. Brotteaux’s Lucretius has a red morocco cover worn at the corners, with the heraldic arms scraped away for prudence. Later a small morocco-bound volume is his forfeit. The binding links cultivated pleasure, lost wealth and the need to conceal inherited status.
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- Chapter VI, paragraph 57FrenchLa reliure de maroquin rouge: The red morocco binding. Use has worn the corners; Brotteaux has removed the arms.
- Chapter X, paragraph 61Frenchun petit livre relié en maroquin: A little morocco-bound book. The volume is surrendered as a game forfeit.