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Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
by de Balzac, Honor (tr. Alec Brown; illus. Mervyn Peake)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, Folio edition, no slipcase, brown cloth boards, green/brown impressed design, gilt spine titling on brown plate; text
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1961. 1st thus. hardback. Near fine, Folio edition, no slipcase, brown cloth boards, green/brown impressed design, gilt spine titling on brown plate; text block reasonably firm, pages unmarked; top edge blue.. 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10"" x 6_""). Full title: Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honor de Balzac. Short stories collected under the first, second and third decade. Dedicated by the translator to 'all who understand the spirit of humane laughter'.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132120
- Title
- Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
- Author
- de Balzac, Honor (tr. Alec Brown; illus. Mervyn Peake)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, Folio edition, no slipcase, brown cloth boards, green/brown impressed design, gilt spine titling on brown plate; text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 408
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, fiction, short stories, Balzac, translation, Mervyn Peake, illustration, humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10\"\" x 6_\"\")
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