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1 de Balzac, Honore; Maurois, Andre [Introduction] Ten Droll Tales, Being the Story of the Fair Imperia, the Venial Sin, the Merrie Diversions of His Most Christian Majesty King Louis the Eleventh, Together with Certain Other Quaint and Piquant Histories Making Up the First Decade of The Droll Tales
London John Lane and the Bodely Head, LTD, 1926 Hard Cover Very Good 
Number 799 of a limted edition of 3000. 218 pp, in gilt-decorated orange cloth, with 24 illustrations by Jean de Bosschere. Boards are lightly soiled and are rubbed at the corners. Binding is tight and square, pages are unmarked. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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2 Balzac, Honore de The Lily of the Valley; The Country Doctor; and other stories
Philadelphia Avil Publishing Company, 1901 Hard Cover Good with no dust jacket 
407 p. Extensively repaired volume in the complete series. Strips of leather covering the tips and about 1/5 the remainder, with gilt-colored "Balzac" on raised leather on spine. Boards underneath are okay, though front and rear paste-downs have split and then been repaired. Some soiling to paste-downs, front and rear, but then remainder of text is remarkably clean and clear, given its age. Introduction by George Saintsbury, illustration at frontis-piece, protected by tissue guard. Some but not much age-toning to pages. The Works of Honore de Balzac 
Price: 18.00 USD
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3 Balzac, Honore de The Middle Classes
New York President Publishing Company, Hard Cover Very Good with no dust jacket 
364 p. Introduction by George Saintsbury. No date of publication provided, but probably very early 20th century. Still sturdy, attractive copy, spine rubbed a bit, but with decorative cover likeness of Balzac, he of death-by-coffee. Tips bruised a bit but not broken, text-block tight, hinges and spine strong. Pages clear and clean. Previous owner's inscription on front end-paper. Otherwise, a really nice, attractive copy of this edition. 
Price: 12.50 USD
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4 Balzac, Honore de The Quest of the Absolute; Seraphita
New York President Publishing Company, Hard Cover Very Good with no dust jacket 
202 + 139 p. No date of publication provided, but probably very early 20th century. Still sturdy, attractive copy, spine rubbed a bit, but with decorative cover likeness of Balzac, he of death-by-coffee. Tips unbruised, text-block tight, hinges and spine strong. Pages clear and clean. Previous owner's inscription on front end-paper. Otherwise, a really nice, attractive copy of this edition. 
Price: 14.50 USD
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