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Balzac's Contes drolatiques; droll stories collected from the abbeys of Touraine; translated into English, complete and unabridged. Volume V1 1874 [Leather Bound] by Balzac, Honore? de, - - 2022

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Balzac's Contes drolatiques; droll stories collected from the abbeys of Touraine; translated into English, complete and unabridged. Volume V1 1874 [Leather Bound]

by Balzac, Honore? de, -

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2022. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1874]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Vol: - Volume V1, Pages 380. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. [FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.]
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Balzac's Contes Drolatiques]. Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine. Illustrated with Designs Gustave Dore and Decorative Borders by Camden

by Honoré de Balzac

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Balzac's Contes Drolatiques]. Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine. Illustrated with Designs Gustave Dore and Decorative Borders by Camden

by Balzac, Honore De (1799-1850)

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Printed Exclusively For The Bibl, 1907T. hardcover. Acceptable. . Cover shows heavy wear, tear, soiling, partially detached spine. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are lightly tanned with some tidemarks. A copy in poor but readable condition.
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by Balzac, Honoré de

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Balzac's Contes Drolatiques: Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine

by Balzac, Honoré de; Robida, Albert (Illust.)

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London: Privately Printed, 1920. Leather bound. Near fine. Leather bound. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". viii, 468pp. This privately printed edition is undated, published circa 1920. Halfbound in crimson morocco, lined in gilt, with red linen over boards. Spine lettered in gilt with floral gilt compartment and gilt fleur-de-lis. Toning to endpapers. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. This bright and handsomely bound edition of Honoré de Balzac's comic stories is illustrated throughout in forty-eight full page illustrations by French lithographer and caricaturist Albert Robida (1848-1926).
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Droll Stories, Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine (Balzac's Contes Drolatiques)

by Balzac, Honore De; Gustave Dore (Illustrator)

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London, UK: William Mitchell, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. William Mitchell, London, UK 1888. 489 pages. Green cloth with marvellous gold and black decor. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Fiction Antique 6290 6290
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Balzac's Contes Drolatiques: Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of Touraine

by Honore de Balzac

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London: John Camden Hotten, 1874. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Gustave Dore. The collected humorous short stories of Honore de Balzac, here translated into English, with over four-hundred engravings by Gustave Dore. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and over four-hundred full-paged and in-text engravings throughout. A complete and unabridged English translation of Balzac's "Les Cent Contes Drolatiques", a collection of humorous short stories originally written in pastiche Renaissance French. Written by Honore de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright. Illustrated by Gustave Dore, a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings illustrating classic literature. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine and the board tips. Front hinge starting but… Read More
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[Balzac's Contes Drolatiques]. Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine. Illustrated with Designs Gustave Dore and Decorative Borders by Camden

by Balzac, Honore De (1799-1850)

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Printed Exclusively For The Bibliophilist Library, 1907. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original paper-labeled red cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. On request. ; 488 pages; Notes: Added t. -p. , illus. Physical desc. : 488 p : ill ; 21 cm. Related Names; Dore, Gustave (1832-1883) .
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