‎Balzac honoré de ‎

‎Moresco Antonio; Pietri Susi‎

‎Il fronteggiatore. Balzac e l'insurrezione del romanzo‎

‎br. Per Antonio Moresco "leggere non è solo leggere, è un incontro e un incrocio forte e rischioso di cromosomi, di corpi, di menti, di sogni". Da una lettura così intensa e fusionale nasce il trascinante dialogo che Moresco intreccia in queste pagine con Susi Pietri, francesista, appassionata studiosa e lettrice, che lo interroga sul suo incontro con Balzac. Dal primo amore per "Splendori e miserie delle cortigiane", desiderato al punto - all'età di sedici anni - da rubarlo in una libreria di Mantova, per poi doverlo rivendere con strazio qualche anno dopo in un momento di difficoltà, fino al corpo a corpo con la stessa impressionante immagine fisica dello scrittore francese, "Il fronteggiatore" racconta attraverso la viva voce di uno dei protagonisti della scena letteraria contemporanea un viaggio entusiasmante: quello di uno scrittore che si misura con un altro scrittore, quello di una lettura più che mai viva che libera Balzac dalle etichette critiche in cui è stato imprigionato e ce lo rivela in tutta la sua forza di sconfinatore. Prendendo le mosse da Balzac, Moresco interroga il nostro tempo e nello stesso tempo combatte contro di esso, contro il suo preteso 'realismo', contro le sue derive culturali, le sue pietrificazioni e le sue rese, rilanciando la visione e il sogno della letteratura.‎

‎Zweig Stefan‎

‎Balzac. Il romanzo della sua vita‎

‎br. La biografìa di Honoré de Balzac, da molti considerata come l'opera più importante di Stefan Zweig (che non giunse a vederne la pubblicazione, avvenuta solo nel 1946), è una raccolta impressionante di aneddoti, inciampi, curiosità e bizzarrie che hanno segnato la vita del padre del realismo francese; un racconto commovente, tragico e talvolta comico, cui lo scrittore e biografo austriaco dedicò gli ultimi dieci anni della sua vita, prima del suicidio. Balzac, in effetti, ebbe una vita da romanzo, tempestata di avversità, avventure e colpi di teatro degni di quella "Commedia umana" che secondo lui doveva "fare concorrenza allo stato civile". Le sue prime opere caddero nel vuoto, la critica si astenne anche solo dal prenderle in considerazione, e allora il giovane Honoré cambiò perfino strada, cimentandosi come editore, stampatore, ma incorrendo sempre e inesorabilmente nel fallimento, e in un accumulo di debiti che proverà a estinguere fino al resto dei suoi giorni, nonostante una produzione che arriverà, nel suo picco, ai famosi novanta romanzi in diciassette anni. Prima di raggiungere la celebrità, Balzac, pur continuando a scrivere, si dedicò a imprese a dir poco folli, come quando andò in Sardegna sognando di arricchirsi con lo sfruttamento delle miniere d'argento abbandonate. Zweig non si limita però a raccogliere le tante picaresche storie di vita del grande francese, ma intesse una trama che riesce a ricreare e a spiegare l'indissolubile intreccio tra finzione e vita.‎

‎Balzac Honore de‎

‎Eugenie Grandet‎

‎Garnier Freres 1965. Very Good. Balzac Honore de. Eugenie Grandet. Paris: Garnier Freres 1965. 366pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 12mo. Light blue cloth. Book condition: Very good with previous owners bookplate and some pencil marks and notes throughout. Includes yellow ribbon with frayed end. Mylar dustjacket. Garnier Freres hardcover books‎

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‎Balzac‎

‎La Comedie Humaine. Volume 4. In French‎

‎Aux Editions Du Seuil 1966. Fair. Balzac. La Comedie Humaine. Volume 4. In French. Paris: Aux Editions Du Seuil 1966. 602pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Fair with water damage. Aux Editions Du Seuil hardcover books‎

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‎de Balzac Honore; Hunt Herbert J.‎

‎History of the Thirteen‎

‎Penguin 1974. Very Good. de Balzac Honore. History of the Thirteen. Hunt Herbert J. London: Penguin 1974. 390pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with slight shelf wear. Penguin paperback books‎

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‎de Balzac Honore‎

‎Treatise on Elegant Living‎

‎Wakefiield Press 2010. Good. de Balzac Honore. Treatise on Elegant Living. Cambridge MA: Wakefiield Press 2010. 84pp. 12mo. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Good with rubbed and bumped edges soiling and a small abrasion to head of front cover. Wakefiield Press paperback books‎

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‎de Balzac Honore‎

‎Pere Goirot‎

‎New American Library 1981. Very Good. de Balzac Honore. Pere Goirot. New York City: New American Library 1981. 284pp. 12mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good. New American Library paperback books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : UDEBPER02LR ISBN : 0451519760 9780451519764

‎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

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‎Balzac Honore De; Ernest Dowson trans.‎

‎The Girl With the Golden Eyes‎

‎New York: Williams Belasco and Meyers 1930. Reprint. Large octavo 24.5cm; black cloth boards stamped in gilt beveled edges; 154pp frontis.5 plates. Gilt dulled on spine; extremities rubbed thin spots along spine and leading corners; mild soiling and wear. Top edge stained black fore edge dackled; some interior toning and handling wear else Very Good overall.<br/><br/>This 1833 novella and part of his "History of the Thirteen" trilogy may not be regarded as Balzac's best work but it is perhaps one of his most scandalous. It involves a wealthy wastrel getting himself involved with a young lady who seems too good to be true—just the thing to turn a young man's fancy to murder attempted. The murder actual happens shortly afterwards but not before a shocking revelation. Might qualify as erotica if you are turned on by overlong lectures on Parisian misery. This 1930 reprint also contains a smattering of spicy for 1930 b/w plate illustrations. Williams, Belasco and Meyers unknown books‎

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‎Balzac Honore de; Hemard Joseph‎

‎Le Code des Gens Honnetes Ou l'Art de ne Pas Etre Dupe des Fripons‎

‎1944. Balzac's Study of Rogues with Illustrations by Hemard Balzac Honore de 1799-1850. Hemard Joseph 1880-1961. Code des Gens Honnetes Ou l'Art de ne Pas etre Dupe des Fripons. Paris: Nouvelle Societe d'Edition 1944. 162 pp. Text illustrations. Softbound volume printed title panel to front cover. Light soiling and a negligible light spotting some rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends light toning to text. $150. From an edition limited to 750 copies this copy not numbered or its illustrations colored. Hemard presents Balzac's 1825 study of rogues fripons described for the benefit of "decent people" with witty color pochoir illustrations. Hemard a prolific artist illustrator designer and author is best-known for his illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books most notably the French penal code tax code and civil code book one. Our copy may have been a proof copy or one of the copies produced for friends and associates of the publisher. unknown books‎

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‎KIEFFER Rene binder; BALZAC Honore de‎

‎Le Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales‎

‎Paris: H. Delloye & Victor Lecou Éditeurs 1838. An Incredible Early Twentieth Century 'Portrait' Binding by René Kieffer<br/>Specially Bound for Gérard de Berny in Memory of his Father Gabriel de Berny<br/>First Illustrated Edition with an additional set of Proof Illustrations on 'Large Thick Paper'<br/><br/>BALZAC Honoré de. KIEFFER René binder. La Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales. Paris: H. Delloye & Victor Lecou Éditeurs 1838. <br/><br/>First Illustrated Edition First Printing of the Vignette Illustrations. <br/><br/>Specially bound by René Kieffer for Gérard de Berny in memory of his Parents.<br/><br/>'Thick Paper' copy with an additional 'proof' set of the illustrations.<br/><br/>Large octavo 11 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches; 281 x 191 mm. iv 402 1 Table des Matières 1 blank. One hundred and one decorative engraved vignettes in the text by Baron Janet-Lange Gavarni French and Marckl plus one on the title engraved on steel by Brunellière Nargeot Langlois etc. Additional engraved portrait on India paper of "Pauline" after Janet-Lange engraved by Félicie Fournier née Monsaldy as appearing on pp. 149. Some foxing throughout mainly marginal otherwise fine.<br/><br/>An incredible early twentieth-century 'Portrait' binding by René Kieffer stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in and with his printed label on verso of front endpaper. Full brown morocco covers triple-bordered in gilt enclosing a highly elaborate symmetrical gilt diamond design with gilt stars. The front cover inlaid with a large oval nineteenth century 'medallion' portrait in oil of Honoré de Balzac and four smaller circular nineteenth century 'medallion' oil paintings titled "Enfance" childhood "Etude" study "Amour" love and "Plaisir" pleasure. The rear cover similarly inlaid with a large oval nineteenth century 'medallion' portrait in oil of Madame Louise Antoinette Laure de Berny Balzac's first love "La Dilecta" and four smaller circular nineteenth century 'medallion' oil paintings titled "Ambition" Misère misery "Desespoir" despair and "Suicide". Spine with five raised bands similarly decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Double-ruled gilt board-edges and multi-gilt ruled turn-ins surrounding an orange morocco liner elaborately decorated in gilt in a symmetrical design olive green watered silk endleaves blue-gray marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Original brown morocco over blue marbled boards chemise housed in the original brown morocco edged blue marbled boards slipcase. Spine of chemise sunned slipcase a little worn at extremities. The binding itself is near fine with just a few fragments missing from the edges of the 'medallions'. Original printed tan wrappers and spine bound in. Small square engraved bookplate of renowned collector Gérard de Berny on front endpaper. <br/><br/>A stunning example reflecting the love affair between Honoré de Balzac and Gérard de Berny's mother Laure de Berny. The nineteenth century 'Medallion' oil paintings are most certainly from the collection of Gabriel de Berny.<br/><br/>Roger Louis Gérard de Berny 1880-1957 was a French politician of the French Third Republic. He was born in Amiens France. He was elected senator for the Somme in January 1936 and was one of those who voted to give full power to Marshal Pétain on 10 July 1940. de Berny did not return to government after the Second World War. He died in his Hôtel on Rue Victor Hugo in Amiens now the Hôtel de Berny Museum. The Musée d'art local et d'histoire régionale or Musée de l'Hôtel de Berny is a local history museum for the region of Picardy. The Hôtel de Berny Museum includes 18th century tapestries and wood carvings such as those from the La Fayette salon in the château de La Grange-Bléneau and those by the Huet brothers Nicolas François and Jean-Baptiste the Younger the three sons of Jean-Baptiste Huet and Adrien Choquet a painter from Abbeville from the Salon du Zodiaque in the Long château as well as Art nouveau and Art déco ceramics by Montières French Revolution-era faïence paintings by Louis Jean François Lagrenée and Isabey a 1612 harpsichord pastels by Choderlos de Laclos and 16th-20th century ironwork and clocks. It also contains objects relating to figures from local and national history such as Gresset Choderlos de Laclos Jules Verne Édouard Branly and Maréchal Leclerc.<br/><br/>Gérard de Berny's father Charles Philippe Gabriel de Berny 1825-1884 was married to Laure de Berny née Louise Antoinette Laure Hinner 1777-1836. "In 1793 aged only fifteen Laure married Gabriel de Berny but their union was unhappy. He was 20 years old quite reserved and cold whereas his young wife was very sensitive warm-hearted and caring. Despite their differences they still managed to have nine children although five died in infancy and only two survived their mother. In 1815 the family bought a house in Villeparisis in northern France where they spent the summers. It was here that Laure first met Honore De Balzac. Laure was 42 at the time and already a grandmother but this didn't stop the young Balzac he was only 22 from falling in love with her. At first she resisted him but Balzac wouldn't give up. He courted her for months and in the end she gave in. The two become lovers. Of course nothing could remain secret for long in a small town. When Balzac's parents learned of it they tried to break off their scandalous relationship but to no avail. Laure wasn't just Balzac's lover. She was his confidante his muse and his benefactress. She gave him the love security and confidence he hadn't received from his parents as a child she supported his literary career she inspired the characters of Madame de Mortsauf in The Lily In The Valley and Pauline in Louis Lambert and helped him out financially when he needed it. She assisted him in his business ventures which always failed and helped him pay his debts. "La Dilecta" as Balzac called her also told him many stories about the ancient regime and of how some of her aristocratic friends and acquaintances managed to escape death during the Revolution while others weren't so lucky. His royalist principles would be strongly confirmed by Laure's influence and it's from her he also acquired his aristocratic longings. Thanks to her help he also managed to meet several influential people and would sometimes make an appearance in high society. Balzac would also talk to her about his relationship with other women such as Madame de Hanska who he would end up marrying a few months before his death. Laure De Berny died on 27th July 1836 at La Bouleaunière her country house at Grez-sur-Loing. Balzac was in Italy at the time but when he returned he visited her grave." historyandotherthoughts.blogspot.com.<br/><br/>René Kieffer 1875-1964 worked for ten years at the famed Chambolle-Duru bindery in Paris specializing in gilding before establishing his own workshop in 1903. He debuted at the 1903 Salon des Artistes Françcais and evolving toward to more modern approach became a disciple of the great Marius-Michel. At the time of this binding's creation he had begun to incorporate a transitional mix of flowers vines and colorful onlays in rather formal compositions their Art Nouveau motifs retained within symmetrical borders that revealed his classical roots. By the end of World War I he had emerged as one of Paris's leading binders his work sought after by collectors his fine workmanship matched by a wide range of progressive designs. <br/><br/>Before La Peau de Chagrin first published in 1831 was completed Balzac created excitement about it by publishing a series of articles and story fragments in several Parisian journals. Although he was five months late in delivering the manuscript he succeeded in generating sufficient interest that the novel sold out instantly upon its publication. A second edition which included a series of twelve other "philosophical tales" was released one month later. Although the novel uses fantastic elements its main focus is a realistic portrayal of the excesses of nineteenth century Parisian bourgeois materialism. Balzac's renowned attention to detail is used to describe a gambling house an antique shop a royal banquet and other locales. He also includes details from his own life as a struggling writer placing the main character in a home similar to the one he occupied at the start of his literary career. The central theme of La Peau de Chagrin is the conflict between desire and longevity. The magic skin represents the owner's life-force which is depleted through every expression of will especially when it is employed for the acquisition of power. Ignoring a caution from the shopkeeper who offers him the skin the protagonist greedily surrounds himself with wealth only to find himself miserable and decrepit at the story's end. La Peau de Chagrin firmly established Balzac as a writer of significance in France. His social circle widened significantly and he was sought eagerly by publishers for future projects. The book served as the catalyst for a series of letters he exchanged with a Polish baroness named Ewelina Ha ska who later became his wife. It also inspired Giselher Klebe's opera Die tödlichen Wünsche.<br/><br/>Carteret Volume III p. 41. Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838 unknown books‎

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‎GRANDVILLE.; Balzac L. Baude E. De La Bedollierr‎

‎Scenes De La Vie Privee Et Publique Des Animaux.‎

‎1842. GRANDVILLE J.J. Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux. Two volumes. 8 386 6; 4 390 6 pp. With 201 engraved plates and 120 vignettes illustrating the text. Large 8vo. 261 x 180 mm uniformly bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt vingettes of Grandville designs on the covers and spine. Paris: Hetzel et Paulin: 1842. First Edition of a Grandville masterpiece bound in the publisher's gilt-stamped cloth. A fantastic example of anthropomorphic illustration and an important precursor of surrealism. These illustrations represent some of Grandville's most memorable creations. Many of the plates are of single figures but there are also satirical scenes of everyday life monsters animals looking at politicians caged at the zoo etc. The texts contained herein were written by such notable authors as Balzac Charles Nodier George Sand Louis Viardot and even J. Hetzel the publisher under the pseudonym of P.-J. Stahl. Hetzel was the motivating force behind this work which he undertook in order to "give words to Grandville's marvellous animals and to join our pen with his pencil thereby coming to his assistance in criticizing the aberrations of our epoch and by preference among these aberrations those which are of every period and every country." Gordon N. Ray writes: "Through Grandville's animals Hetzel and his colleagues offered a witty and telling commentary on contemporary politics and personalities." Some minor rubbing rear hinge of volume 2 with professional repair overall clean near fine. Ray 194. Carteret III 552-59. Rebeyrat Catalogue bibliographique et bibliophilique in: J.-J. Grandville 1985 pp. 289-90. hardcover books‎

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‎De Musset Balzac Sand Nodier Stahl Gozlan Delord Jan Guinot.‎

‎Le Diable A Paris Les Parisiennes A Paris.‎

‎Paris.: Michel Levy Freres. 1857. Contemporary green stippled cloth over green marbled boards gilt spine title. . A very good tight copy with foxing throughout. . 12mo. 17.5x11.5 cm. French text. Paris stories by prominent French authors. Michel Levy Freres. hardcover books‎

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‎BALZAC Jean Louis Guez‎

‎Aristippus‎

‎First English Edition BALZAC Jean-Louis Guez. Aristippus. Or Monsr. de Balsac's Masterpiece. Being A Discourse Concerning the CourtWith an Exact Table of the Principall Matter. Englished by R.W. London: Tho. Newcomb for Nat Eakins 1659. First English edition. Twelvemo 2 15/16 x 5 1/8 inches. 16 159 17 table pp. Full speckled calf rebacked to style. edges speckled light red. Inner hinges expertly repaired. Previous owner's small ink marking on title-page not affecting text. A few pages with very light foxing. Overall a very good copy. "Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac essayist and stylist a gentleman of the Angoumois is remembered as having perfected French prose as Malherbe perfected French verse making it orderly and lucid constructing the eloquent period based on assiduous study of Latin authors esp. Cicero and so preparing the way for Pascal and Bossuet. His works much admired in their day include.Aristippe on wisdom in political administration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of French Literature 38. The Aristippus is a "Treatise on the duties of sovereigns dedicated to Christina of Sweden." Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology Thomas 271. "It intended to portray the ideal statesman." Library of the World's Best Literature Warner 39. HBS 64351. $1500 Tho. Newcomb for Nat Eakins unknown books‎

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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

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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

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‎de Balzac Honore‎

‎Eugenie Grandet‎

‎London: Limited Editions Club 1960. Hardcover. Very good. #219 of 1500cc signed by the illustrator Rene ben Sussan. Couple of small spots to foredge of textblock else very good in publisher's slipcase that is abit sunned on the edges. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books‎

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‎Balzac Honore De Jean Serriere Illus.‎

‎La Fille Aux Yeux D'Or‎

‎Paris: Editions Rombaldi. 1942. Softcover. #142 of 410 in wraps. Unbound signatures are fine in fine chemise with sunned spine in near fine box. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Editions Rombaldi paperback books‎

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‎Balzac Honore De Colucci Illus.‎

‎La Belle Fille De Portillon‎

‎Paris: L'Enseigne De La Trireme. 1944. Softcover. Unbound signatures laid into printed wraps #18 of only 25 copies from an edition of only 125 copies with Colucci's illuminations hand-colored by Ferrariello on Auvergne rag paper with extra suite of black and white illustrations at rear. A stunning book. Fine. In very good hardcover chemise and box. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . L'Enseigne De La Trireme paperback books‎

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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

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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

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‎BALZAC Honore de‎

‎DAS UNBEKANNTE MEISTERWERK‎

‎BALZAC Honore de. DAS UNBEKANNTE MEISTERWERK. Dusseldorf: Droste Verlag n.d. 1966. Folio. Cloth dust jacket. 48 pages Translation of title: "The Unknown Masterpiece". Contains 12 illustrations b Pablo Picasso. Very good with sunned dust jacket. unknown books‎

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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

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‎Balzac HonorAA de‎

‎Eugénie Grandet translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an introduction by Richard Aldington and illustrations by Réne Ben Sussan‎

‎London: Limited Editions Club 1960. Edition of 1500 signed by the illustrator large 8vo pp. xviii 2 271 3; plates and illustrations within the text; original cloth binding with leather spine labels; fine in original slipcase paper label with some minor stains. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books‎

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‎Balzac Honore; Dean Mallette Wood Engravings; Allen Dorothy Hand Colouring‎

‎The Hidden Treasures; or The Adventures of Maitre Cornelius‎

‎Kentfield: The L D Allen Press 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Dean Mallette. One of 160 copies octavo size 55 pp. The thirteenth publication from The Allen Press this story by Honore de Balzac 1799-1850 was originally titled "Maitre Cornelius" and first appeared in 1831 in the "Revue de Paris"; it was published in book form in 1832. Balzac was a prolific French novelist and playwright perhaps best remembered today for "Eugénie Grandet" his first bestseller; in this famous wayward love story set in fifteenth-century France Marie de Saint-Vallier daughter of Louis XI is unhappily married and becomes entangled in an unusual love affair. <br/><br/>The book features four wood engravings by the incomparable Mallette Dean 1907-1975 painter and illustrator who worked for most of his career in San Francisco on projects such as the WPA Mural Project the murals in Coit Tower and for fifteen years illustrated books for the Grabhorn Press and other Bay-Area presses such as the Allens'. Dorothy Allen hand-colours each wood engraving bringing a bright simplicity to the scenes of the story.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter blue paper with marbled paper boards red lettering on the spine fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with wood-engraved historiated initial "T" by Mallette Dean with hand-colouring by Dorothy Allen running heads in blue throughout four wood engravings by Dean with hand-colouring by Allen throughout; Romanee type handmade Highclere paper octavo size 9" by 5.75" pagination: i-v vi-lv one of 160 copies unnumbered. With prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down. In publisher's original acetate wrapper.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright; some faint sunning to the spine an Ex-Libris on the front pastedown of James Wilson Mull else fine. The acetate wrapper is near fine clean with some light scuff marks without wear but for small chips to the corners and a very small closed tear to the head of the spine.<br/><br/>___CITATION: The Allen Press Bibliography no. 13.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The L D Allen Press hardcover books‎

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