Click for full-size.
Cesar Birotteau
by Honore de Balzac
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris : Editions Mornay, 1929. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6" . Boullaire . A limited edition of this novel by Honore de Balzac, adorned with illustrations by Boullaire. An 1837 novel by Honore de Balzac, a modern limited edition, number three hundred and eleven of eight hundred and fifty five printed on Rives paper. One of the Scenes de la Vie Parisienne in the popular series La Comedie Humaine. Featuring the character of Jean Vincent Bully, a Parisian perfumer, who becomes bankrupt dur to property speculation. With a frontispiece and illustrations in text by Boullaire. Rebound in a half morocco binding over marbled boards, with the original wraps and spine bound in with the volume. Rebound in a half morocco binding over marbled boards and endpapers, with gilt to the top edge. The original wraps and spine are bound in with the volume. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, some rubbing to the spine and extremities. With Paul Alleman bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With a frontispiece and illustrations in text by Boullaire. Very Good Indeed
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 803A59
- Title
- Cesar Birotteau
- Author
- Honore de Balzac
- Illustrator
- Boullaire
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Editions Mornay
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- limited editions honore de balzac illustrated books leather honore de balzac
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
This Book’s Categories
What did people buy in 2020?
Plague journals, escapist literature, political history: explore our year in review, where we share rare book trends and a gallery of some of the most beautiful and interesting books sold in 2020.
