Les Contes Drolatiques [= Humorous Tales]; Colligez ez Abbayes de Touraine et mis en lumière par le sieur De Balzac [= Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine and put forth by M. de Balzac]

De Balzac, [Honoré]

Published by Librairie Garnier Frères, Paris, 1895

About this Item

8vo. [5], viii-xxi, [1], 614, [4] pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marlbed boards, spine in five compartments with gold lettering and decorations on the spine; top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. An illustrated title page included in the volume. Illustrated by a frontispiece, several full-page illustrations, and in-text drawings (illustrations total to 425), all done by Gustave Doré. A collection of humorous French stories, profusely illustrated. A Very Good copy with significant rubbing to the boards' corners and the spine. Seller Inventory # 00009321

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Contes Drolatiques [= Humorous Tales]; ...

Publisher: Librairie Garnier Frères, Paris

Publication Date: 1895

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Thirteenth Edition.