Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes
by Honoré de Balzac
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1882. Leather. Near Fine. 6" by 4". None. A near fine, leather bound copy of Honoré de Balzac's novel. A leather bound copy of Honoré de Balzac's novel The Splendours and Miseries of Courtesans. Published in French. Divided into four parts, the novel continues the story of Lucien de Rubempré and his attempts to extrapolate money from a rich Baron. The novel forms part of Balzac's La Comédie Humaine, a multi-volume collection of interlinked stories depicting French society in the first half of the nineteenth century. Balzac is often regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature due to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, with complex, often morally ambiguous characters. Rebound in a green calf binding over red patterned boards. Externally, lovely, with just some light rubbing to the boards, and the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 860N62
- Title
- Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes
- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 6" by 4"
- Keywords
- Honoré de Balzac Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes Lost Soul French Novels Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.