Droll Stories

Edited by Ernest Boyd. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Two volumes in one. 291+266 pp.+31 engravings h.g. 23,5x15 cm. Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1946. --- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth). Some edgewear and a sing of scuffing on back cover. Pages bright and clean, tight binding. Beautifully illustrated.

[New York] : Garden City Publishing Company, 1928. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes in 1 (14 unnumbered pages, 291 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 266 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates,… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. A handsome reprint edition of 30 amusing (sometimes bawdy) stories by the acclaimed French author of "La Comédie humaine." Translated from the French and with a preface by Jacques Le Clercq, illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. Volume bears 1939 date but more likely published c.1960s-70s. Sandglass leaflet laid… Read more about this item

Modern Library Red Toledano binding #8 with black tile and gold gilt title on spine and cover. Kent endpapers. Clipped dust jacket with catalog of 370 titles on jacket verso. Long closed tear which has been repaired with pH neutral tape. Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1942. Book Club Edition. Very Good. Edited by Ernest Boyd and illustrated by Ralp Barton; two voumes in one. In original dust jacket in mylar with short trims to jacket corners, chipping, rubbing, and general wear; jacket in in fair condition. Cream cloth over boards with gilded lettering and design on… Read more about this item

London: Chatto and Windus, 1874. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Gustave Dore. 8vo (19 x 14cm). 651pp. Half bound mahogany leather with marbled covers, corners bumped. Original spine with gilt titles and decorations pasted to new spine. Top edges gilt. Text block tight and unmarked. 425 Gustave Dore designs.

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Full-Leather. 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… Read more about this item

The Bibliophilist Society. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 650 p. ; 21 cm. Notes; No clear date or place of publication given. Subjects; Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). Gustave… Read more about this item

Elek Books, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 528 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Full title: Droll Stories: Collected in the Monasteries of Touraine & Given to the Light by Honoré de Balzac (Masterpieces of World Literature). Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as… Read more about this item

New/New. Brand New Original US Edition, Perfect Condition. Printed in English. Excellent Quality, Service and customer satisfaction guaranteed!

Legare Street Press, 2022-10-26. hardcover. Very Good. some slight stainage on front cover. besides that in great shape (besids a bit of wear on tops of spines). clena, sturdy, and unmarked -rw

New York: Heritage Press, c1939. Hardcover. Very good condition in slipcase. Boris Artzybasheff. 507p., illus. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff

Outlook Verlag, 2022. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Missing dust jacket but this book comes in a slip cover. Pages are in great condition.

jaico. New. BRAND NEW, Well Packed, Usually ships in 1-2 business days, Buy with confidence Excellent Quality, Service 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed!

Folio Society, 1961. Unknown Binding. Good. Good no slipcase; illustrations by Mervyn Peake

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Modern LIbrary. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in good jacket (about 2"" chip at top of spine and fair amount of edge wear). Undated Modern Library edition.

Jaico Publishing House, 2016. Paperback. New. 220 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches.