DROLL STORIES collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honoré de Balzac (First Folio Society edition - first impression)

Honoré de Balzac (Translated into modern English by Alec Brown)

Published by The Folio Society, London, 1961

About this Item

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.***. Seller Inventory # 7721x

Bibliographic Details

Title: DROLL STORIES collected in the monasteries ...

Publisher: The Folio Society, London

Publication Date: 1961

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Mervyn Peake

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued

Edition: First Folio Edition