Paris: Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt 1927. 45 p. .39 cm.; Illustrations produced by the pochoir stencil and hand-coloring method. "Il a été tiré . des exemplaires sur papier à dessin Olin. Ex. no. 3481." Extract from chapter 3 of the author's Le médecin de campagne. Illustrated boards with discoloration and wear along edges. Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt unknown
London: T. Werner Laurie 1921. First edition. Vellum. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". Not Stated. A signed limited edition of nine tales from Honore De Balzac translated by Robert Crawford and signed by him. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work being the first edition of these tales from Balzac to be collected and translated by Robert Crawford.No. 249 of 600 copies signed by Crawford himself.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.A collection of nine stories by Honore de Balzac the French novelist and playwright. His Les Cent Contes Drolatiques The Hundred Facetious Tales known as Droll Stories is a collection of thirty bawdy short stories. Nine of these tales have been translated in this work by Robert Crawford from Old French to 14th and 16th century English. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding with cloth covered boards with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail. Dust wrapper back strip and wrap perimeters significantly age toned. Light edgewear to back strip head. Chip and edgewear to head of fore edge of front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with only the odd spot to page perimeters. Near Fine T. Werner Laurie hardcover
Paris: Charles Gosselin 1832. Fine. Charles Gosselin Paris 1832 12 x 20.80 cm relié First edition with the rare statement ""Second tirage"". All the stories contained in this collection are in first edition: Maître Cornélius Madame Firmiani L'auberge rouge Louis Lambert. One frontispiece on China paper by Tony Johannot. Contemporary half-cherry red calf binding. Spine with false flat raised bands decorated with compartments formed by double fillets gilt rolls at head and tail. Brown calf title and volume labels. Rubbing and slight tear at head. Scattered pale foxing. Good copy. Charles Gosselin hardcover
The Gebbie Publishing Co. Ltd 1899. Hardcover. Good. Good 17 VOLUME SET OF HARDCOVERS. NO DJ'S. INCLUDES: 1: The Celibates Bachelor's Establishment and other stories. 2: Cousin Betty Cousin Pons and other stories. 3: Droll Stories Sarrasine A Passion in the Desert The Girl with Golden Eyes. 4: Eugenie Grandet The Country Parson and other stories. 5: The Wild Ass' Skin The Chouans and other stories. 6: A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Lost Illusions and other stories. 7: Muse of the Department A Prince of Bohemia and other stories. 8: Modeste Mignon The Lily of the Valley and other stories. 9: The Deputy For Arcis The Middle Classes and indices. 10: The Peasantry About Catherine De' Medici and other stories. 11: A Woman of Thirty The Seamy Side of History and other stories. 12: The Country Doctor The Quest of the Absolute and other stories. 13: Cesar Birotteau Beatrix and other stories. 14: Seraphita A Daughter of Eve and other stories. 15: Father Goriot Ursule Mirouet and other stories. 16: The Jealousies of a Country Town The Thirteen and other stories. 17: The Harlot's Progress The Hated Son and other stories. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly tanned. Gilt top page edges. Covers Olive Green Cloth With A Red label And Gilt Lettering On Spine show light edge wear with minor rubbing. Some labels on back strips show scuffing/tears. Bindings tight hinges strong in all volumes except one where front hinge is cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! The Gebbie Publishing Co. Ltd hardcover
Paris: Alexandre Houssiaux 1853. Fine. From the addition of the ""Scenes"" to the sum of the ""Comedy"" Alexandre Houssiaux Paris 1853 - 1855 13 x 21.50 cm longueur totale de la série 71 cm 20 volumes reliés First printing of the works by Houssiaux who had purchased the stock from the Furne bookshop where the works were originally published; he completed them with three new volumes Theatre Contes drolatiques. which appear for the first time in the collected works in 1855. The edition will be entirely reprinted in 1855. All volumes dated 1853 except the last 3 volumes of course in 1855. Contemporary dark green half-shagreen bindings spine with five raised bands in Jansenist style. Author title and volume number in gilt. Scattered foxing. In volume 5: leaf 138 to 143 detached with loss to upper margin. Upper joint of volume 18 cracked for 5cm. Volumes 9 15 and 18 fragments of head caps missing. Rubbing. 8 corners slightly bumped. Work illustrated with 138 plates hors-texte by the best artists of the period including Bertall Daumier Gavarni Johannot Nanteuil as well as rare in-text illustrations and some music plates. As always with these complete works editions ours presents ""naturally"" some notable particularities detailed as follows: Volume I: 7 figures including the portrait of Balzac; Volume II: 7 figures; Volume III: 8 figures; Volume IV: 7 figures; Volume V: 8 figures; Volume VI: 8 figures; Volume VII: 8 figures; Volume VIII: 8 figures; Volume IX: 7 figures. Volume X: 8 figures; Volume XI: 8 figures; Volume XII: 6 figures; Volume XIII: 6 figures; Volume XIV: 6 figures; Volume XV: 6 figures; Volume XVI: 5 figures; Volume XVII: 5 figures. The work was originally to comprise only 17 volumes but the publisher Houssiaux following the previous publishers completed them with three final volumes in 1855: Volume XVIII: 16 figures. Volume XIX: 4 figures; Volume XX: 5 figures. Alexandre Houssiaux hardcover
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