Shorter Stories from Balzac: English Versions By William Wilson and the Count Stenbock
by Balzac, Honore De
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Walter Scott, 1907. Contents.--Don Juan; or, The elixir of long life.--Christ in Flanders.--In the time of the Terror.--Madame de Dey's last reception.--A passion in the desert.--Lost by a laugh.--Gold.--Doomed to live.--An accursed house.--The atheist's mass.--A tragedy by the sea. Dated to rear 8/07. CONDITION Red bds with bright Gilt title (spine sl faded) pp xx 197 tight and very bright copy.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6420
- Title
- Shorter Stories from Balzac: English Versions By William Wilson and the Count Stenbock
- Author
- Balzac, Honore De
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Re-Issue
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Prefatory notice.--Don Juan; or, The elixir of long life.--Christ in Flanders.--In the time of the Terror.--Madame de Dey's last reception.--A passion in the desert.--Lost by a laugh.--Gold.--Doomed to live.--An accursed house.--The atheist's mass
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- Gilt
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