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Balzac Honore de
Eugenie Grandet
London: The Limited Editions Club 1960. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. Signed by illustrator Rene ben Sussan. Excellent copy in publisher's slipcase. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
Bookseller reference : WB17136
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Balzac Honore de
Eugenie Grandet
London: The Limited Edition Club 1960. #322 of 1500 copies printed at the Curwen Press London and signed by the artist Rene ben Sussan. . Fine in a Near Fine slipcase slipcase lightly rubbed lacking the glassine wrapper. SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Rene ben Sussan . The Limited Edition Club Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 005289
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Balzac Honore De
Eugenie Grandet
1932. Balzac Honore De. Eugenie Grandet. New York: Walter J. Black Inc. 1932. vii 310 pp. Paper boards over cloth. Ex-library bookplate stamped edges. Binding lightly rubbed and soiled. Good. $2. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 28211
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BALZAC Honore de
EUGENIE GRANDET; Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage.
NY: Heritage 1961. ben Sussan Rene. Large 8vo pp. xvi 271. Illustrated by Rene ben Sussan Introduction by Richard Aldington. Printed cloth in green and ecru with green cloth spine. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. A nice copy in publisher's box. Heritage unknown books
Bookseller reference : 41347
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Balzac Honore de
Fame and Sorrow
Boston: Roberts Brothers 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Subtitled: "With Colonel Chabert The Atheist's Mass La Grande Breteche The Purse and La Grenadiere." Early American edition; 8vo; pp. 8 1-338 6 publisher's advertisements; original red boards; gilt title to spine; several small spots and scratches to boards; spine slightly faded with minor wear to head and tail of spine; very faint marginal age-darkening to page edges. The stories in this collection are part of Balzac's influential series "The Human Comedy" in which he gives a fascinating account of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon. Boston: Roberts Brothers hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 000246
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BALZAC Honore de
Girl with the Golden Eyes
NY:: Williams Belasco and Meyers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. B001F3IFIK . Translated from the French by Ernest Dowson. First edition thus. Short closed edge tear to fore edge of front endpage else very good in a very good moderate edge wear and age toning dust jacket. ; 154 pages . Williams, Belasco and Meyers, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 66100
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BALZAC Honore de
Gondreville Mystery Une Tenebreuse Affaire
NY:: Citadel Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins. First edition thus. Slight spine slant foxing on fore edge else very good in a very good fading along the spine foxing on rear panel dust jacket. . Citadel Press, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 57353
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Balzac Honore de
L'AMOUR MASQUE OU IMPRUDENCE ET BONHEUR
Paris: La Renaissance du Livre / J. Gillequin et Cie. 1911. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. First edition issued in the series "In Extenso." Small nick at top edge of first leaf very minor browning at edges otherwise a very nice copy. TALVART & PLACE BALZAC 116. La Renaissance du Livre / J. Gillequin et Cie. unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT20308
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Balzac Honore de
La Comedie Humaine. Volume I of seven
Editions du Seuil 1965. Very Good. Balzac Honore de. La Comedie Humaine. Volume I of seven. Paris: Editions du Seuil 1965. 604pp. Wide 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good. Lightly soiled edges and shallow indentations on rear cover. A book is not a desk! Former owner's name on front pastedown. Plain acetate jacket is in fair condition. Editions du Seuil hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UBALLAC00mm
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BALZAC Honore de
LA COMEDIE HUMAINE; VIII
Cercle du Bibliophile 1965. 8vo pp. 644. Illustrated. In French. Blue leatherette stamped in gilt. Ribbon bookmark. Top edges lightly spotted cover little scuffed o/w a nice copy. Contains Le Pere Goriot Gobseck La fille aux yeux d'or Le contrat de mariage and Melmoth reconcilie. Cercle du Bibliophile unknown books
Bookseller reference : 48225
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Balzac Honore de
La Mye du Roy. Manuscrit et enluminé par Léon Lebègue
Paris: Ch. Carrington 1902. One of 245 copies this being copy 192. Illustrations by Leon Lebegue hand colored. 1 vols. 8vo. Full navy blue morocco signed by Granghaud with double marbled endpapers in a slipcase covered with marbled paper boards. Outer joints cracked text itself is fine. Slipcase shows wear to all edges and some joints split. One of 245 copies this being copy 192. Illustrations by Leon Lebegue hand colored. 1 vols. 8vo. From the press of Charles Carrington notorious publisher of erotic literature. Balzac's tale of the King's mistress illustrated in the style of a medieval manuscript by Léon Lebègue. Carteret V-19 Ch. Carrington unknown books
Bookseller reference : 263396
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Balzac Honore de
LA PEAU DE CHAGRIN
Paris: Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 1923. Printed wrappers. Woodcut portrait by P.-E. Vibert. One of 1850 numbered copies on Rives from a total edition of 1965. About fine unopened. TALVART & PLACE BALZAC 19e. Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT46422
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Balzac Honore de
La Peau de Chagrin. Études sociales
Paris: H. Delloye et Victor Lecou Éditeurs Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas 13 place de la Course 1838. First Illustrated edition first printing with all first printing points as enumerated by Carteret. iv 402 2 pp. Title with vignette showing a man being pulled backward by skeleton armed with a scythe and 100 steel engraved vignettes in the text after drawings by Adam Baron Boulanger Charlet Daviid Devéria Fragonard Gavarni Grandville Grent Janet-Lange Johannot Raffet Vernet et. al. 1 vols. Royal 8vo 25.4 cm. Nineteenth-century quarter calf and marbled paper boards. Bookplate of Louis Auchincloss. Minor rubbing to spine and bands but near fine otherwie clean and crisp. Lovely copy with half title. Bookplate of Louis Auchincloss. First Illustrated edition first printing with all first printing points as enumerated by Carteret. iv 402 2 pp. Title with vignette showing a man being pulled backward by skeleton armed with a scythe and 100 steel engraved vignettes in the text after drawings by Adam Baron Boulanger Charlet Daviid Devéria Fragonard Gavarni Grandville Grent Janet-Lange Johannot Raffet Vernet et. al. 1 vols. Royal 8vo 25.4 cm. A Classic of French Illustration. First illustrated edition of Balzac's renowned 1831 novel his first major commercial success lavishly produced in a generous format with superb illustrations by many of France's finest illustrators of the period. From the library of American novelist LOUIS AUCHINCLOSS. Carteret III pp. 41-42; Sander 43; Brivois 15-17; Vicaire I 45 H. Delloye et Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas, 13, place de la Course unknown books
Bookseller reference : 251644
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BALZAC Honore de
Le Colonel Chabert
Paris: Office Français du Livre 1944. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. Original wrappers with tissue jacket still present. Quatorze aquarelles et un frontispice de Pierre Leconte. Édition tirée à 740 exemplaires. This is copy 346. An extremely fresh copy in original publisher's slipcase a bit worn. <br/><br/> Office Français du Livre hardcover books
Bookseller reference : JC14530
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Balzac Honore de
Le Dangier s'estre trop Cocquebin
Paris: Rene Kieffer 1925. Softcover. VG. H. Grand'Aigle. Off-white illus. wraps; 53 pp.; Profuse color illustrations one or more per page. Text in French; Title roughly translated is The Danger of Being Too Innocent; Vivid and whimsical illustrations; Number 441 of 500 copies in this edition. Rene Kieffer paperback books
Bookseller reference : 122339
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Balzac Honore de
Le Lys dan la vallee
Paris: Garnier Freres 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. ills c 549p. Cloth. 18cm. Small neat pencil annotations. No Jacket. French text. <br/><br/> Garnier Freres hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 59374
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Balzac Honore de
Le Peche Veniel Conte Drolatique
Paris: Rene Kieffer 1922. Original Wraps. Orig. illustrated wrappers flaked at backstrip extremities. Slight embrowning at front cover head. Very good. 4to with brilliant color illustrations by J. Hamman. Limited edition copy 450 of 590 on velin de cuve paper. Text in French. Rene Kieffer unknown books
Bookseller reference : 3269
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BALZAC Honore de
Les Contes Drolatiques
Paris: Librairie d'Amateurs 1939. Limited. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece and 123 other very humorous color illustrations by Dubout. 372 pages with text in French. Short thick 4to attractively rebound in brown cloth with original front wrapper inset; uncut edges. Paris: Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs 1939. Limited edition - number 858 of 3000 copies. Pages are slightly brittle and uniformly toned as usual still a very good copy.<br/><br/> Librairie d'Amateurs unknown books
Bookseller reference : 272321
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Balzac Honore de
Les Contes Drolatiques
Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres 1926. Hardcover. VG- Front board slightly warped; Some wear and discoloration to boards; Inscription on first page. Gustave Dore. Color marbled paper over boards; Off-white paper at corners and spine; Color illustration at spine; Color marbled endpapers; 614 pp.; 425 bw illustrations. Text in French; Balzac's 19th-century tale accompanied by over 400 wonderful illustrations by Gustave Dore; A wonderful volume even if you can't read French. Librairie Garnier Freres hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 122473
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Balzac Honore de
LES CONTES DROLATIQUES COLLIGEZ EZ ABBAYES DE TOURAINE ET MIS EN LUMIÈRE PAR . POUR L'ESBATTEMENT DES PANTAGRUELISTES ET NON AULTRES.
Paris: Gibert Jeune 1941. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with color plates marginal and textual illustrations by Dubout. Third impression of this popular edition first published in 1939 limited to 3000 numbered copies. Creased snag at crown of upper joint otherwise a very good bright copy in chipped glassine. MONOD 791 ref. Gibert Jeune unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61392
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Balzac Honore De
Les Contes Drolatiques two volumes
Dijon/Saint-Cloud: Henry Pasquinelly 1948. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in the publisher's original half leather and paper covered boards five raised bands and titles stamped in gilt on the spines. Rubbed at the edges and extremities leather worn down to the boards at the extremities. Decorated endpapers illustrations throughout. <br/><br/> Henry Pasquinelly hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 9023569
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Balzac Honore de
Les Contes Drolatiques; Colligez Ez Abbayes De Touraine -- Dixieme Edition Illustree de 425 Dessins Par Gustave Dore
Paris: Garnier Freres Nd. Dixieme edition. Hardcover. Half green morocco and marbled boards spine sunned to brown. Teg. Very good. Dore Gustave. XXXI 614 pages. 21 x 15 cm. Originally published 1855. Bookplate original wrappers bound in bright and fresh copy with images sharp slight extremity rubbing backstrip decorated and lettered in gilt. GORDON N. RAY 244. "This is Dore's early masterpiece; indeed Beraldi thought is the most likely to endure of all his books.Dore sought simply to be striking and amusing. Garnier Freres hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 20536
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Balzac Honore de
Les Paysans. Scenes de la Vie de Campagne. Illustrations et Eaux-Fortes de Georges Jeanniot
Paris: Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne 1911. Special copy from an edition of 150 copies on Arches paper this copy with an original charcoal drawing signed by Jeanniot and two "bons a tirer" etchings of the drawing which is hors texte in chapter 7 together with a blue sheet that is filled out by hand noting the name of the collector for whom this copy was printed. Bound by David: full olive green morocco with purple border onlay between two triple gilt fillet borders on front and back panel top edge gilt seven gilt borders on turn-ins watered chestnut sil spine panelled raised bands with author and title in gilt onlay of purple morocco with triple gilt fillets in each panel replicating design on panel spine faded to tan tiny bit of rubbing on bottom spine edge else fine; original wrappers bound in; binding signed on lower front turn-in "David" and dated "1914." Page size: 11-3/8" x 8-1/8". A handsome binding on a lovely book lavishly illustrated with full page etchings and many etchings in-texte. Societe des Amis du Livre Moderne unknown books
Bookseller reference : 2094
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Balzac Honore de
LOUIS LAMBERT SUIVI DE SERAPHITA
Paris: Charpentier 1842. 3253pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf and marbled boards spine gilt extra bound without wrappers but with the half-title and advert. Moderate foxing early and late but a very good copy. New edition revised and with corrections and the first printing in 12mo. TALVART & PLACE Balzac 31c. Charpentier hardcover books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT80081
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Balzac Honore De
Maximes
London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1905. Original maroon cloth gilt with elaborately florally decorated upper cover. TEG other edges untrimmed. Red and black title page. Printed in French and English. Some foxing on title and half title pages. Fine quality hand pulled paper. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade. Arthur L. Humphreys Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : WN31217
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Balzac Honore de
Miscellaneous works including: La Paix du Ménage Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes Petites Miséres Les Contrats de Mariage Mémoires de Deux Jeunes Mariées
Paris: Flammarion vd. 6 vols. 8vo. Uniformly bound in half brown morocco and marbled boards gilt spine. Fine copies. 6 vols. 8vo. Flammarion unknown books
Bookseller reference : 25444
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Balzac Honore de
Napoleon: Son Histoire Racontee par un Vieux Soldat dans une Grange
Paris: Editions Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt No Date. Hardbound. Clean and tight but with ex-lib. marks; binding is library rebinding; light sunning to page fore edges;. Rust cloth with gold lettering; 46 pp. with color illustrations throughout;. Text in French with introductory information about Balzac's life. A large pictorial book almost like a children's book. One of 150 printed but the page noting this was omitted in the rebinding. Illustrations by S. Olesiewicz. Editions Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 116737
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BALZAC Honore de
Oeuvres Completes
Paris: Louis Conard 1935. hardcover. fine. Huard Charles. In French.Texte revise et annote par Marcel Bouteron et Henri Longnon. Illustrated by Charles Huard. 38 out of 40 volumes 8vo 3/4 dark blue calf over blue marbled boards red leather labels gilt raised spines marbled endpapers top edges gilt with original stiff printed wrappers bound in. Paris: Louis Conard 1935. Fine.<br/><br/> Louis Conard unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135186
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BALZAC Honore de
Oeuvres Completes
Paris: Louis Conard 1912. hardcover. fine. Huard Charles. Frontispiece and other illustrations by Charles Huard 37 volumes 8vo 1/2 brown morocco over grey marbled boards gilt-decorated spines red marbled endpapers top edge gilt; light foxing in some volumes. Paris: Louis Conard 1912. Fine. Text revised and annotated by Marcel Bouteron and Henri Longnon.<br/><br/> Louis Conard unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135187
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Balzac Honore de
OEUVRES COMPLETES DE H. DE BALZAC.
Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1876. Twenty-four volumes. Large octavo. Contemporary calf and marbled boards ribbon markers. Binder's blanks tanned a few spines have small nicks or rubs occasional minor foxing but a very good set. The important "Edition Definitive" concluding with the volume of correspondence 1819-1850. TALVART & PLACE I p.176. Michel Levy Freres hardcover books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT17928
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Balzac Honore de
Old Goriot
New York: The Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Near fine. Rene Ben Sussan. . One of 1500 numbered copies bound in quarter leather and marble paper over boards. Type arrangements by Francis Meynell with text set and printed at the Curwen Press London. Illustrations have been printed by Georges Duval and coloured in the Atelier Beaufume Paris. Signed by the illustator Rene Ben Sussan. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 9023947
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Balzac Honore de
Old Goriot
New York: Heritage Press Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage introduction by Francois Mauriac color illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. Spine slightly faded else a fine copy in slipcase. . Illus. by Sussan Rene Ben. Heritage Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1866
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BALZAC Honore de
Old Goriot
New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Limited. hardcover. very good. Rene Ben Sussan. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an Introduction by Francois Mauriac. Hand-colored illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. 316pp. Tall 8vo blue leather-backed marbled boards with gilt-stamped spine; matching board box worn. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1948. A very good copy in a good slipcase.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
Bookseller reference : 216904
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Balzac Honore de
Parisian Life
Philadelphia: Avil Publishing Co 1901. Hardcover. Near Fine. 10 volumes. Maroon cloth. 20cm. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown in three of the volumes. No Jackets. <br/><br/> Avil Publishing Co hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 63549
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Balzac Honore de
Pere Goriot
The Franklin Library 1980. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lynch Albert. 1980 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 376 4 pp. 8vo. Navy blue leather spine blue cloth boards gilt titles and decorations all edges gilt marbled endpapers blue ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated by Albert Lynch. 'Pere Goriot' is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. Interwoven with this theme is that of the impoverished young aristocrat Rastignac come to Paris from the provinces to make his fortune who befriends Goriot and becomes involved with the daughters. The story is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for money. The Franklin Library hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 2265117
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BALZAC Honore de
Pere Goriot
Franklin 1977. hardcover. fine. Albert Lynch. Illustrated by Albert Lynch. 376 pages. Thick 8vo gilt-stamped green leather a.e.g. Franklin Library 1977. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Limited edition. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown books
Bookseller reference : 170633
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Balzac Honore de
Pere Goriot The Franklin Library
Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1980. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Lynch Albert. A fine copy. 1980 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 376 pp. 8vo. Original navy blue leatherette gilt titles and decorations all edges gilt three raised spine bands decorative endpapers. Illustrations by Albert Lynch. "This fine example of the French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin. The Franklin Library hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 2302578
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Balzac Honore de
Pere Goriot The Franklin Library
The Franklin Library 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lynch Albert. Minimal loss of gilt. 1980 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 376 pp. 8vo. Original navy blue leatherette gilt titles and decorations all edges gilt three raised spine bands decorative endpapers. Illustrations by Albert Lynch. "This fine example of the French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin. The Franklin Library hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 2285592
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Balzac Honore de
Pere Goriot.
Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1977. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Eugene Abot. Printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to the 100 Greatest Books of all Time. Bound in the publisher's original green composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Five raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers have faded near the edges else fine. <br/><br/> Franklin Library hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 9026227
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BALZAC HONORE DE
The comédie humaine
Philadelphia: Gebbie Publishing Co 1900. 33 volumes 8vo half blue morocco gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spines t.e.g.; 3 joints starting spines a little dry; all else near fine. Prefaces by George Saintsbury. Translated from the French into English by Ellen Marriage Clara Bell James Waring R C Scott and Jno. Rudd. <br/><br/> Gebbie Publishing Co unknown books
Bookseller reference : 31090
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Balzac Honore De
The Girl with the Golden Eyes La Fille Aux Yeux D'Or
Chicago 1928: Privately Printed/The Peacock Press. Octavo. Unopened 1451pp. translated by Ernest Dowson and illustrated in two states black and white and very rich color by Donald Denton. A lovely copy with beautiful color illustrations with tissue guards bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with marbled endpapers spine lettered and decorated in gilt top edge gilt. minor spot of rubbing to head. A fine copy. Privately Printed/The Peacock Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 022315
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Balzac Honore de
The Greatness and Decline of Cesar Birotteau
New York New York: Rudd and Carleton 1860. Hardcover. VG- Some wear to cloth at extremities; Light discoloration to page edges. Brown cloth with embossed decoration to front and back red and gilt titling at spine; 387 pp.; No illustrations. Translated from Balzac's French by O.W. Wight and F.B. Goodrich. Rudd and Carleton hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 125157
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BALZAC Honore de
The Hidden Treasures or the Adventures of Maitre Cornelius
Kentfield: L.D. Allen PRess 1953. hardcover. near fine. Decorative title page and 4 other colored woodcuts by Mallette Dean. Printed throughout in blue and black. 55 leaves handsomely printed in letterpress. 8vo two-toned marbled boards uncut edges. Kentfield CA: L-D Allen Press 1953. Limited edition of only 160 copies. Small ink inscription inside cover otherwise a near fine copy.<br/><br/> L.D. Allen PRess unknown books
Bookseller reference : 172331
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BALZAC Honore de
The Novels of Balzac
Philadelphia: Barrie 1895. hardcover. near fine. Over 350 fine full page etchings by various artists each with tissue guards. 52 volumes 8vo 3/4 blue morocco decoratively gilt spines t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie 1896- 1900. One of 1000 numbered copies. Near fine.<br/><br/> Barrie unknown books
Bookseller reference : 256800
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Balzac Honore de
The Novels of Balzac: WITH 4 TITLES ONLY: Splendours and Miseries of the Courtesans. Parisian Life 2 Volumes; Beatrix; The History of the Thirteen; The Poor Relations Second Episode
London: Leonard Smithers: Royal Arcade Old Bond Street 1897. One of 250 copes. Illus. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter red polished calf. Slightly rubbed one frontispiece torn else VG by Bickers and Sons Leicester Square. Bookplates of Sir William A.H. Bass Bart Racehorse Owner and Ronald Lambert Tree Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree September 26 1897 - July 14 1976 in London was an American-born British journalist. One of 250 copes. Illus. 5 vols. 8vo. Leonard Smithers: Royal Arcade Old Bond Street unknown books
Bookseller reference : 243472
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BALZAC Honore de
The Physiology of Marriage
London: Abbeville 1904. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes illustrations with tissue guards. 8vo handsomely rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco decoratively gilt spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie: Privately Printed 1899. A near fine set.<br/><br/> Limited edition one of 100 copies on Imperial Japan Paper.<br/><br/> Abbeville unknown books
Bookseller reference : 255158
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BALZAC Honore de
The Physiology of Marriage
London: Abbeville 1904. Private. hardcover. fine. Tall thick 8vo handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco raised bands and gilt ruled lines on spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. London: Privately Printed 1904. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Abbeville unknown books
Bookseller reference : 174914
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Balzac Honore De
The Physiology of Marriage; or Meditations of an Eclectic Philosopher on Happiness and Unhappiness in marriage "262 of 1000
London: The Casanova Society 1925. Limited Edition. Quarto. . Limited to 1000 copies. The present copy is #262. 311 pages translated by Francis Macnamara. Originally published in 1829 when he was 30 years old preceding his 96 novels. This was a satire on marital infidelity as was common in his period of French history but what is interesting is how he considered women's considerations so important for the marriage he writes: "if her mind has not entirely destroyed by your having kept her in a state of ignorance you will find.it is still possible for you to be feel drawn to one another from time to time." Bound on 1/4 brown cloth over blue paper covered boards blue paper spine label lettered in black. A very good copy with just a few spots of rubbing or soiling. Extra spine label laid in. The Casanova Society unknown books
Bookseller reference : 027468
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BALZAC Honore de
The Works of Honore de Balzac
Philadelphia: George Barrie 1897. hardcover. near fine. 53 volumes numerous engraved illustrations all with lettered tissue guards. Rubricated titles 3/4 black morocco marbled boards and end papers top edges gilt. Philadelphia: George Barrie 1897. The Edition Definitive. A near fine set. Very good.<br/><br/> Previous owners bookplates.<br/><br/> George Barrie unknown books
Bookseller reference : 282130
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Balzac Honore de
The Works of Honore de Balzac.
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1901. Octavo 34 volumes. The Centanary edition. Three quarters red leather gilt titles and tooling to the spine top edge gilt gilt ruled to the front and rear panel marbled endpapers frontispiece to each volume with tissue guard present. Illustrated by various artists. In near fine condition. A stunning set. "One of the great novelists of all literature" Balzac's genius consists in his dynamic unflagging creative vigour; his superabundant imagination" his masterly portrayal of passions and his grasp of such widely differing subjects" Harvey & Heseltine 44-45. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 5000
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