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190047609Paris: Calmann - Lévy Éditeurs 1900. Later printing. Quarter red calf red marbled boards stamped in gilt to back strip text block speckled marbled eps. green ribbon marker. A G/VG copy. Modest wear edges and corners are rubbed and bumped boards scuffed age toning to leaves couple small pencil markings to preliminary blank gilt bright. 435 pp. Including index. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs hardcover books
190047607Paris: Calmann - Lévy Éditeurs 1900. Later printing. Quarter red calf red marbled boards stamped in gilt to back strip text block speckled marbled eps. green ribbon marker. A G/VG copy. Modest wear edges and corners are rubbed and bumped boards scuffed age toning to leaves couple small pencil markings to preliminary blank gilt bright. 431 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs hardcover books
1892000246Boston: Roberts Brothers 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Subtitled: "With Colonel Chabert The Atheist's Mass La Grande Breteche The Purse and La Grenadiere." Early American edition; 8vo; pp. 8 1-338 6 publisher's advertisements; original red boards; gilt title to spine; several small spots and scratches to boards; spine slightly faded with minor wear to head and tail of spine; very faint marginal age-darkening to page edges. The stories in this collection are part of Balzac's influential series "The Human Comedy" in which he gives a fascinating account of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon. Boston: Roberts Brothers hardcover books
189648502London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". Cocked. Wear age-toning & soiling to covers with some spine paper loss. A Good copy only. 226 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
1857183017Paris.: Michel Levy Freres. 1857. Contemporary green stippled cloth over green marbled boards gilt spine title. . A very good tight copy with foxing throughout. . 12mo. 17.5x11.5 cm. French text. Paris stories by prominent French authors. Michel Levy Freres. hardcover books
189648462London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with chipping to spine ends. Age-toning to paper. An About VG copy. 4 vi ix - xii 382 4 pp. Series advert last 2 pages. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648302London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides listing to #272. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked with backstrip sun-tanned. Wrappers with wear & soiling. Period pos to preliminary blank. Age-toning to paper. A VG copy. 293 pp. Series adverts to covers. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648465London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with minor chipping to extremities. Age-toning to paper. A VG copy. 4 viii 238 4 pp. Series advert last 2 pages. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648346London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". Cocked with backstrip sun-tanned. Wrappers with wear & soiling with rear joint seam starting in bottom 40%. Age-toning to paper. An About VG copy. 291 1 blank pp. Series adverts to covers. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648428London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides listing to #264. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked with backstrip sun-tanned. Wrappers with wear & soiling. Age-toning to paper. A VG copy. 293 pp. Series adverts to covers. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648482London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with chipping at spine ends. Age-toning to paper. Prior owner signature. A VG copy. 229 pp. Series adverts. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648484London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with chipping at spine ends. Age-toning to paper. Prior owner signature to top margin of front cover. A VG copy. 308 pp. Series adverts to front & rear of volume. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648322London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with reading creases to spine. Age-toning to paper. A VG copy. 6 xi - xv 1 blank 282 1 blank pp. Series advert last page. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648300London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked. Wrappers with wear & soiling with diagonal crease to front cover lower corner. Age-toning to paper. A VG copy. 4 vi ix - xii 382 4 pp. Series advert last 2 pages. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
189648306London / New York: MacMillan and Co. Ltd 1896. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's pale pink paper covers printed in dark maroon. Series adverts to cover insides listing to #272. Covers with printed statement "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies.". A bit cocked with backstrip sun-tanned. Wrappers with some extremity wear & soiling Age-toning to paper. Old price penciled to front wrapper. A VG copy. 324 pp. Series adverts to covers. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>Uncommon in the original wrappers. MacMillan and Co. Ltd unknown books
1850128963Paris possibly other locations: B. G. Barba and others not identified 1850. Hardcover. VG- corners and hinges show wear small tear to paper edge of back cover. Text block and some pages show foxing. All pages crisp. Marbled paper boards with leather spine with narrow raised bands and corners; gilt lines on cover spine lettering text block; 287 pp illustrated with charming engravings. In French. An assemblage of several popular illustrated novels of the mid- to late 1800s with no title page or publishing information for the book as a whole. Each novel has delightful engraved illustrations and typeface size varies. Several were published by Barba with a common masthead on the first page with the title "Romans Populaires Illustres." Others have no identifying publishing information. Included novels: "Les sept peches capitaux L'Avarice" by Eugene Sue 45 pp - "Seraphita" by Balzac 32 pp - "Le careme de ma tante" by Auguste Ricard 32 pp - "Le carnaval de mon pere" by Auguste Ricard 18 pp - "Le bal de sceaux" by Balzac 16 pp - "Honorine" by Balzac 48 pp - "L'Ecumeur de mer" by Fenimore Cooper - "Pierre Simple" by Le Capitaine Marryat 64 pp. B. G. Barba, and others not identified hardcover books
1842WRCLIT80081Paris: Charpentier 1842. 3253pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf and marbled boards spine gilt extra bound without wrappers but with the half-title and advert. Moderate foxing early and late but a very good copy. New edition revised and with corrections and the first printing in 12mo. TALVART & PLACE Balzac 31c. Charpentier hardcover books
1860125157New York New York: Rudd and Carleton 1860. Hardcover. VG- Some wear to cloth at extremities; Light discoloration to page edges. Brown cloth with embossed decoration to front and back red and gilt titling at spine; 387 pp.; No illustrations. Translated from Balzac's French by O.W. Wight and F.B. Goodrich. Rudd and Carleton hardcover books
1840185765Paris.: Aubert and Lavigne. No date circa 1840. Publishers printed wraps. . Good plus spine creased and slightly cocked small water spot on front cover otherwise a very good copy. . 16mo. French text. Illustrated by Trimolet. Aubert and Lavigne. paperback books
1900LD5808Paris: Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques 1900. Limited Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Original wraps with clean unopened text block; in glassine dust jacket. Number 72 from a limited edition of 100 copies this being one of 50 copies on Hollande paper. Corners and spine tips lightly bumped otherwise fine. <br/><br/> Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques paperback books
1897243472London: Leonard Smithers: Royal Arcade Old Bond Street 1897. One of 250 copes. Illus. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter red polished calf. Slightly rubbed one frontispiece torn else VG by Bickers and Sons Leicester Square. Bookplates of Sir William A.H. Bass Bart Racehorse Owner and Ronald Lambert Tree Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree September 26 1897 - July 14 1976 in London was an American-born British journalist. One of 250 copes. Illus. 5 vols. 8vo. Leonard Smithers: Royal Arcade Old Bond Street unknown books
1900UDEBHON00CZCPeter Fenelon Collier & Son 1900. Very Good. de Balzac Honore. Honore de Balzac in Twenty-five Volumes: The First Complete Translation into English. New York: Peter Fenelon Collier & Son 1900. Illustrated. 8vo. 3/4 burgundy leather with gilt lettering on spines. Book condition: Very good with small chips and tears in heads of backstrips. Lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Previous owner's name written on front pastedown of Volume XI. Peter Fenelon Collier & Son hardcover books
1878008010London: Richard Bentley and Son 1878. SCARCE in fine binding and such lovely condition. Both volumes stamped "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London England for Gelber Lilienthal Inc.". Handsomely bound in half polished blue calf ruled in gilt over marbled boards the backs with two calf labels lettered in gilt and four gilt stamped fleurs-de-lys in gilt ruled boxes top edges gilt marbled end papers. Near Fine light toning at pages nearest frontispiece engraving Vol. I and facsimile letter Vol. II light rubbing to boards at edges. Interior pages quite clean. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Richard Bentley and Son Hardcover books
1855145459Paris: Ez Bureaux de la Societe Generale de Librairie 1855. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VG Average wear and age to outer surfaces and edges; "extra" title block on spine is lifting slightly; hinges are only a tad loose; some limited foxing throughout the book; otherwise this one's in great shape for its age. Tan boards with brown leather spine gilt letters and decoration on spine blue marbled flyleaves 614 pp. 425 BW illus. housed in a library's custom archival box. An early and very nice edition of Balzac's "droll stories" well illustrated by French artist Gustave Dore 1832-1883. An old book in terrific shape and protected by a library's archival box. Ez Bureaux de la Societe Generale de Librairie hardcover books
1842045839Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin 1842. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Grandville. Two volumes in contempoary leather backed boards wear at edges old repairs at corners some rubbing in spots very sound overall. Scattered mostly minor foxing throughout including to the plates a few minor stains and tears endpapers stained and with a neat pencil illustration of a boat on the front endpaper; a very good set overall with 201 full page plates and vignette illustrations throughout. 386pp; 390pp table. One of Grandville's most likable creations. Size: Quarto 4to. 2-volume set complete. Illustrator: Grandville. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 045839. <br/><br/> J. Hetzel et Paulin hardcover books
