Antique (1901) Lutetian Edition : The Works of Honore de Balzac The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau + The Secrets Of a Princess - Illustrated.
The introduction is provided by George Saintsbury. Publisher : Henry W. Knight, New York. Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) was an influential French novelist regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. His novel sequence La Comedie humane, which this book belongs to, is his magnum opus and presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life.
The Victorian Era book is in good antique condition. Quarter leather binding with gilt detailing and lettering to spine. Gilt top Page Edges. Marbled end papers. Distress and discoloration to cover. Boards cracked near spine but intact. Some pages are uncut. 281/1000 Lutetian Edition. Binding is tight and pages are clean.
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Antique (1901) Lutetian Edition : The Works of Honore de Balzac The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau + The Secrets Of a Princess - Illustrated.
The introduction is provided by George Saintsbury. Publisher : Henry W. Knight, New York. Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) was an influential French novelist regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. His novel sequence La Comedie humane, which this book belongs to, is his magnum opus and presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life.
The Victorian Era book is in good antique condition. Quarter leather binding with gilt detailing and lettering to spine. Gilt top Page Edges. Marbled end papers. Distress and discoloration to cover. Boards cracked near spine but intact. Some pages are uncut. 281/1000 Lutetian Edition. Binding is tight and pages are clean.
Price Includes Shipping.