London: Chatto & Windus 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Gustave Dore. Half cloth binding with dark brown buckram cloth boards the corners of the covers seem to be burgundy leather. Frontispiece. Contains 425 wood-cut illustations by the celebrated artist Gustave Dore. xxxii 646pp. Book is missing the end of the last story "The Fair Imperia Married" as well as the Epilogue about 5-10 estimated pages. Portions of covers are rubbed and stained. Front hinge starting and spine has some cracks. A few pages have some writing on them. Good only. Full refund if not satisfied. "Honoré de Balzac born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850 was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris a backdrop for much of his writing takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers including the novelists Émile Zola Charles Dickens Gustave Flaubert and Henry James filmmaker François Truffaut as well as important philosophers such as Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx." Chatto & Windus hardcover
Boston: Roberts Brothers 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Quarter leather rebacked with original marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Corners worn. xliii 323pp. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Roberts Brothers hardcover
Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons 1897. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Honoré Balzac1 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850 was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie Humaine which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life is generally viewed as his magnum opus. This is from a set of 300 Number 2. Volume 1: The Human Comedy: Scenes of Provincial Life. Translated into English by May Tomlinson. Black cloth with original paper spine label. Top edges gilt. Frontispiece with printed tissue guard. 350pp. Full refund if not satisfied. George Barrie's Sons hardcover
London: Privately Printed 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . Illustrated. Olive cloth with original paper spine labels. Frontispiece and illustrations with tissue guards. No writing in the books. Nice clean copies. Attractive set. ix 343; iv 311pp. Full refund if not satisfied. Privately Printed hardcover
New York City: The Modern Library 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 12mo 4322pp. Beautiful stated First Modern Library Edition. #299. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch at the spine ends but quite minor. Sharp clipped 1st issue dust jacket 383 titles listed has some very mild surface rubbing. Small price in ink on front flap. Still fresh and bright with no creases chipping or tears. A handsome collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon title. Toledano p32. The Modern Library hardcover
NY: President Publishing Co. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. circa 1900. Hardcover. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Edgewear spine sunned with faded titling on blue cloth embossed boards. Binding tight some tanning of pages. The 'supposed' interest for this book arises from the fact that it was the last published of Balzac's works. ; Small 8vo 7�" - 8" tall; 364 pages; 31740 . President Publishing Co. hardcover
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