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A Distinguished Provincial At Paris: Volume IX

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, P. F. Collier & Son:

Seller ID: 72394

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Undated (estimate early 20th century) single volume from the 25 volume set. In full green cloth covers, w/edgewear (espec at corners). Attractive engraving at frontispiece, depicting Lucien Chardon on torn protective tissue leaf. Interior clean and slightly yellowed; beginnings of crack at front hinge location; otherwise solid and tight. ; The First Translation Into English [25 Volume Set]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Béatrix The Edition Definitive of the Human Comedy, Scenes of Private Life, Volume X (Limited Edition)

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $15.50

Publisher: Philadelpha, George Barrie's Sons: 1897

Seller ID: 81187

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

An American reprint edition of Balzac's novel, one of many in the Scenes of Private Life portion of his monumental series of interlinked novels, "The Human Comedy" ("La Comédie humaine"). Rendered into English from the French by George Burnham Ives. Volume X only in this special definitive edition, number 7 of 300 sets printed. Though title page mentions "illustrated with etchings" only one can be found, at frontis. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards with titling on paper spine label; top edge gilt. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- The spine label is sunned, making i...
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Droll Stories (Franklin Library Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series)

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $43.50

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1978

Seller ID: 81424

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

A deluxe leatherbound edition offering rewarding, amusing stories by the acclaimed French author of 'La Comédie humaine'. Translated from the French by J. Lewis May. With illustrations by Elaine Rafael and Don Bolognese. Includes a portrait of Balzac by Roy Andersen near front of volume. Issued as an entry in the publisher's Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in rich full burgundy bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock...
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Short Stories (Modern Library #40.1)

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $36.50

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Boni and Liveright, Inc.: [c.1921-1923]

Seller ID: 82580

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Eleven of Honoré de Balzac's short stories, including "Don Juan" and "Christ in Flanders" in an early Modern Library edition. With listing of other Modern Library titles and a promotional article about the series at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine #2 / brown leatherette ("Croftleather") limp boards / gilt spine titling & horizontal bars / gilt Modern Library/BL device, cover / brown topstain / Brodzky illustrated M-L endpapers / lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1921-1923 (no publication date listed, but 1921 date appears at rear of volume). ML #40.1. --...
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Droll Stories (Modern Library #193.1)

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $14.50

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1946]

Seller ID: 84145

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Fair dust jacket

A Modern Library edition offering this famous collection of ribald, amusing stories by the acclaimed French author of "La Comédie humaine". Translated from the French and with preface by unspecified person. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 316 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1946 (no publication date appears in book). ML #193.1. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked except for prior owner's signature to half title page. Fair only dust ja...
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Junggesellenwirtschaft ("A Bachelor's Establishment")

By: BALZAC, Honoré de

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Hamburg, Rowohlt Verlag:

Seller ID: 84226

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

A compact German-language edition of Honoré de Balzac's story, featuring the rather out-of-control Philippe Bridau. Part of a larger series of the works of Balzac. Titled "Un Ménage de Garçon" in French. Rendered into German from the French by Franz Hessel; printed in Roman typeface. --- An undated, compact copy, measuring 3.5 in. wide x 6 in. tall. In full blue cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in gilt to spine and on red spine block; sewn-in red satin ribbon bookmark. Printed on very thin leaves, with faint pale yellow staining to textblock edges. Volume in tan jac...
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Author:BALZAC, Honoré de

A Distinguished Provincial At Paris: Volume IX

Béatrix The Edition Definitive of the Human Comedy, Scenes of Private Life, Volume X (Limited Edition)

Droll Stories (Franklin Library Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series)

Short Stories (Modern Library #40.1)

Droll Stories (Modern Library #193.1)

Junggesellenwirtschaft ("A Bachelor's Establishment")