La comédie humaine of Honoré de Balzac Volume XXIV Scenes of a Parisian Life/ translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
1899, Limited Edition. Boston: Hardy, Pratt. Very good copy in gilt-blocked half leather over marble boards. Spine bands and panel edges dulled and rubbed as with age. Top edge gilt. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: Library of Wellesley College bookplate. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is number 242. Item #374103
Physical description: 368 pages. Contents: 1. Gobseck. 2. The Secrets of The Princess de Cadignan. 3. Unconscious Comedians. 4. Another Study of Women. 5. Comedies Played Gratis. Subjects: Honoré de Balzac. French literature.
Price: €45.00
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