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Droll stories : collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light
Published by Folio Society, 1961
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. No slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Since 1947 the Folio Society has published beautiful illustrated editions of some of the world's greatest books. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books. Each Folio edition features specially designed bindings and includes artist-commissioned illustrations, or researched artworks and photographs.
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DROLL STORIES COLLECTED IN THE MONASTERIES OF TOURAINE AND GIVEN TO THE LIGHT BY HONORE DE BALZAC
Published by FOLIO SOCIETY PUB 1961tp, London, 1961
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by PEAKE, MERVYN LINE DRAWINGS(24 COUNT) (illustrator). HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD CONDITION, , SOLID, BRIGHT.NAME TO ENDPAPER "Carl H. Winstow Redding, Conn 1961" else clean copy. Unpainted top edge. ; Gold titles ON BROWN SPINE BOXES,.GEOMETRIC "CLASP" DESIGNS ON BROWN HEAVY TWEEED ,TEXTURED CLOTH HARD COVERS. BROWN ENDPAPERS.; 318pg pages.
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DROLL STORIES collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honoré de Balzac (First Folio Society edition - first impression)
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1961
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Folio Edition. First impression of the first Folio Society edition, and the first edition thus - with twenty-four full-page two-tone illustrations throughout by Mervyn Peake, including a full-page frontispiece showing: 'The merrier moments of the good old monks.' Translated into modern English by Alec Brown, with a three-page translator's note. ***Near fine in brown textured cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine, and two-tone brown decorations to the spine and front board. Top edge of text-block stained blue by the publisher, with a faded patch near the spine. The cloth-covered boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. Corners sharp. No reading lean. Spine tight. Internally the book is also near fine with no inscriptions. No significant creases or tears - just some light creasing to a few corner tips. No foxing. Clean pages. Tan-coloured endpapers. Complete in the original slipcase, which has long splits along the bottom and top edges, but is otherwise in good condition. Some patchy light staining to the blue colour of the slipcase. ***252mm x 162mm. 408 pages including epilogue at the back. ***First impression of the first Folio Society edition, and first edition thus - with the Mervyn Peake illustrations. A nicely produced older Folio Society edition, printed using quality cream laid-paper. In the original slipcase, and also includes a loosely inserted original period Folio Society card membership form. "Les Cent Contes Drolatiques", published between 1832 and 1837, and written in an archaic romantic style - though rendered into plain English here. With jaunty illustrations by Mervyn Peake. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***.
