Balzac, Contes Drolatiques Droll Stories, Dore illustr
"Contes Drolatiques Droll Stories" by Honore de Balzac; illustrated by Gustave Dore, with the preface dated 1874; published by The Bibliophilist Society, London, undated early edition.
French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) wrote a collection of stories which were published in three sets of ten stories each, and these stories came to be known as "Droll Stories". Written in a lively manner with Balzac's characteristic wordplay using 16th century language, the stories make for engaging reading.
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Dore (1832-1883) was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. The government of France made him a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1861
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth [some wear], gilt lettering and decoration on spine, 6.1/2" x 10"; black endpapers, 651 untrimmed pages, over 400 full-page, half-page & vignette illustrations in black & white, the first c.280 pages have a slightly vertical fold along the blank edge [see photos]; a little soiling, very good condition.
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"Contes Drolatiques Droll Stories" by Honore de Balzac; illustrated by Gustave Dore, with the preface dated 1874; published by The Bibliophilist Society, London, undated early edition.
French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) wrote a collection of stories which were published in three sets of ten stories each, and these stories came to be known as "Droll Stories". Written in a lively manner with Balzac's characteristic wordplay using 16th century language, the stories make for engaging reading.
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Dore (1832-1883) was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood-engraving. The government of France made him a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1861
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth [some wear], gilt lettering and decoration on spine, 6.1/2" x 10"; black endpapers, 651 untrimmed pages, over 400 full-page, half-page & vignette illustrations in black & white, the first c.280 pages have a slightly vertical fold along the blank edge [see photos]; a little soiling, very good condition.
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