BALZAC, Honoré de. - Lot 70

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BALZAC, Honoré de. - Lot 70
BALZAC, Honoré de. The funny Tales collect the abbeys of Touraine and brought to light by the Sieur de Balzac for the esbattement of pantagruelists and not aldermen. Illustrated edition of 425 drawings by Gustave Doré. Paris: Librairie Garnier frères,[1937]. - In-8, Havana half-basane, ribbed back decorated, golden head (contemporary binding). Reprint of the 1855 edition, good copy. Attached: - BALZAC. Three funny tales. Brussels: Éditions du Nord, 1926. - In-8, brown half maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ribbed back, gilded head, not trimmed, cover and back preserved (original binding ). Edition of 1111 copies, illustrated with colour compositions by Joseph Hémard . One of the 1000 copies on pure Esparto vellum, containing a state of the engravings . Back passed.
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