Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Doré. Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S.
by Balzac, Honoré de
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Paris: Bureaux de la Société Générale de Librairie, 1855. 1st illustrated edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Gustave Dore. Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Doré.
Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S. French text.
The first illustrated edition of the tales by Balzac, the fifth edition of this work, the first to be illustrated, with 425 drawings by Gustave Dore. Beautiful 3/4 morocco binding over marbled boards. with gilded title on the spine. Spectacular marbling on all paper edges, marbled endpapers.
Tight binding, light foxing to some of the pages. light shelwear to the edges of the cover, overall very good.
Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S. French text.
The first illustrated edition of the tales by Balzac, the fifth edition of this work, the first to be illustrated, with 425 drawings by Gustave Dore. Beautiful 3/4 morocco binding over marbled boards. with gilded title on the spine. Spectacular marbling on all paper edges, marbled endpapers.
Tight binding, light foxing to some of the pages. light shelwear to the edges of the cover, overall very good.
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- Rare Books Honolulu (US)
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- Title
- Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Doré. Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S.
- Author
- Balzac, Honoré de
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st illustrated edition
- Publisher
- Bureaux de la Société Générale de Librairie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1855
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- Fiction; Fine Binding; French Books;
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