Who is this person representing the Lucien torchbearer?

Answer:

The "torchbearer" is Henry Toledano, author of The Modern Library Price Guide and proprietor of Books Etc in San Francisco, CA . The image is on a postcard announcing Henry's appearance and speech on the Modern Library at the Book Club of California on Monday Sept 23, 2002. Click here to read the speech.  Images of the front and back of the postcard, displayed below, are courtesy of the Scot Kamins Modern Library Collection.