Lignolles Andre De (5 results)

hardbound. Condition: Good. Selections from Balzac's Droll Stories, accompanied by 20 full-page b&w plate illustrations of a tasteful/risque nature by Cees Woltman; selections from The Venial Sin, The King's Sweetheart, Despair in Love, The Dear Night of Love, etc; stories translated by Andre De Lignolles; small bookshop label to front pastedown (with offset to front endpaper), endpapers, prelims and text block foxed (medium-heavy), worn patches to endpapers, wear to hinge of front board, o.w. Good throughout; boards with some shelfwear, and with minor insect damage lower front; dustwrapper heavily edgeworn and rubbed, significant loss to head and tail of spine, aged tape-repair. Dustwrapper. 116pp. 25 x 19cm. Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardback. 1st thus. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. The age-toned DJ is chipped at spine ends and corners with mild edgewear. Several faint stains to DJ. The book is a little faded at spine ends (corresponding to chips). 20 full-page black and white plates by Cees Woltman, tissue guards intact. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 116 pages. Eight stories in the Deluxe Illustrated Edition . Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 7.25 x 10"; 116 pages; black cloth with gilt title to spine; no dustwrapper; good clean copy; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only. First edition. The de luxe illustrated edition of Andre de Lignolles short stories, profusely illustrated throughout by Cees Woltman. First thus. Arranged and translated into English by Andre De Lignolles. A selection of short stories by Honore de Balzac, held in the original dustwrapper. Honore de Balzac was an important French author and playwright who is credited as one of the first proponents of realism throughout Europe. Stories featured are as follows: The Venial Sin, The King's Sweetheart, The Merry Jests of King Louis The Eleventh, The High Constable's Wife, The Danger of Being Too Innocent, The Dear Night of Love, Despair in Love, and The Fair Imperia Married. Many of the stories featured in the volume explore themes of morality, desire and adultery. The stories themselves are provocative and illustrated with numerous humorous illustration many of which depicting semi-naked women. With 20 illustrations throughout by Cees Woltman. Collated complete. In a full cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with rubbing to the extremities. The odd spot the endpapers. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail of the spine, and lightly to the extremities. Sunning to the spine, with light spots to the spots to the front and rear of the wrap. Two small closed tears to the rear joint of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is age toned internally, with the odd spot. Internally firmly bound, with one plate detached but present. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Cees Woltman (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo. 116pp. full page b/w illus by Cees Woltman. Very good, foxing to endpapers, wear to bottom cover corners. / Fair d/w chipped on edges.