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Published by The Works of Balzac ; Century Edition ; Voluem Vii [ 7 ] Boston : Little Brown and Company 1896, Pages are Aged, Yet Clean, 1896
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Hardcover, with stained covers. Decorative gold spine, some fray, normal for a used book more than 110 years old. Antique book, in good condition, wear to edges, as normal for age. Overall good copy of this scarce title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. One of a series of Balzac's works, volume no. 7 only. The Comédie humaine consists of 91 finished works (stories, novels or analytical essays) and 46 unfinished works (some of which exist only as titles). It does not include Balzac's 5 theatrical plays or his collection of humorous tales, the -- Contes drolatiques -- (1832-37). The title of the series is usually considered an allusion to Dante's Divine Comedy; while Ferdinand Brunetière, the famous French literary critic, suggests that it may stem from poems by Alfred de Musset or Alfred de Vigny. While Balzac sought the comprehensive scope of Dante, his title indicates the worldly, human concerns of a realist novelist. The stories are placed in a variety of settings, with characters reappearing in multiple stories. Many of Balzac's shorter works have elements taken from the popular -- roman noir -- or gothic novel, but often the fantastic elements are used for very different purposes in Balzac's work. Cited from Wikipedia. Book.
Published by Hardy Pratt and Co, Boston, 1902
Seller: Melanie Nelson Books, Livingston, NY, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ----Maroon cloth covers with paper spine labels with black and red lettering, and bright gilt-top pages, books are 8 1/2" tall. 345 pages, 330 pages, 345 pages, 396 pages. The Tour de France Edition, limited edition of 1250 copies, this set is #630. Each volume has color tinted frontispiece and other illustrations. Each volume has signature of former owner and 1904 date written on flyleaf. With gilt top pages---------VERY GOOD CONDITION.-- a handsome set- - - no dust jackets.