An 1899 edition presenting Honoré de Balzac's novel "Louis Lambert," along with five of his short stories. Rendered into English from the French by Katharine Prescott Wormeley. All are part of his lengthy series, "La Comédie Humaine." With a 148-page introduction by George Frederic Parsons and three tissue-guarded engraved illustrations by Georges Cain and Jules Girardet. --- In full dark blue cloth-covered boards with elaborate spine decorations and titling in gilt. --- The front and back covers have apparently been covered in gloss blue paint; spine remains in its original condition. Interior with prior owner's signatures to front free endpaper and to title page; binding is a bit loose with beginnings of splits at front and rear hinges, otherwise tightly-bound and relatively stable.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; clv, 403 pages
Title: La Comédie Humaine: Louis Lambert, Facino Cane, Gambara, Melmoth Absolved, Jesus Christ in Flanders and The Exiles (Philosophical Studies series)
Location Published: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1899
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
Categories: Other
Stock No.: 86922
