de Balzac, Honoré

Les Contes Drolatiques Colligez ez Abbayes de Touraine [= Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine]; Mis en Lumière par le sieur de Balzac pour L'Esbattement, des Pantagruelistes et non Aultres

Paris: Librairie Garnier Frères, 1926. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-xxxii, 1-614, [2] pp. Full contemporary parchment with an illustration on the front board, an illustration on the spine with red and black manuscript lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Textured marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound with the original wrappers and spine, all printed in red on orange paper. Bound by L. Laballe. New edition illustrated with 425 drawings by Gustave Doré. A masterfully illustrated edition of de Balzac's collection of bawdy stories. First published in 1832, this collection of short stories remains one of the author's most beloved works. When they were first published, they were considered scandalous. Set in France during the sixteenth century, de Balzac's stories effectively lampoon societal convention and the various quirks of humanity. Very near Fine. Item #000013299

A touch of rubbing to the extremities, else beautiful.

Price: $300.00