New York: Williams, Belasco and Meyers, 1930. Reprint. Large octavo (24.5cm); black cloth boards, stamped in gilt, beveled edges; 154pp frontis.,5 plates. Gilt dulled on spine; extremities rubbed, thin spots along spine and leading corners; mild soiling and wear. Top edge stained black, fore edge dackled; some interior toning and handling wear, else Very Good overall.

This 1833 novella (and part of his "History of the Thirteen" trilogy) may not be regarded as Balzac's best work, but it is perhaps one of his most scandalous. It involves a wealthy wastrel getting himself involved with a young lady who seems too good to be true—just the thing to turn a young man's fancy to murder (attempted). The murder (actual) happens shortly afterwards, but not before a shocking revelation... Might qualify as erotica if you are turned on by overlong lectures on Parisian misery. This 1930 reprint also contains a smattering of spicy (for 1930) b/w plate illustrations.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 47277
Title: The Girl With the Golden Eyes
Author: Balzac, Honoré De; Ernest Dowson (trans.)
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Williams, Belasco and Meyers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1930
Bookseller catalogs: Women; Sexuality; Literature Before 1900; France;

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....