The Works of Honore de Balzac : Eugenie Grandet, Ursule Mirouet, and Other Stories (Vol 3 of 18)
by de Balzac, Honore
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Avil Publishing Company, 1901 Volume 3 of 18 only. Two books in one volume comprising Eugenie Grandet, about miserliness and how it is bequeathed from the father to the daughter as well as Ursule Mirouet, about greed and its comeuppance. In addition to these two novels are eight stories/novellas. Ex-library and in service for 45 years, this book displays the full complement of insults and is well worn. Condition notes: Book 1: (xiv), 383 numbered pp; Book 2: (xiv), 389 numbered pp; HB, no DJ. In addition to frontis, there are 4 hos texte illustrations w/ tissue guards. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, t.e.g., sepia frontis (lacks tissue guard); a few dampstains to edges, a.e. sunned. 1 p torn out and inelegantly tape repaired, hinges cracked. Cover: navy, black titles to well-worn spine paster; substantial shelfwear, extrems and b.e. worn through, thin strip of head missing, rubbed, modest soil. Not a pretty girl.
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- Seller
- Independent Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 037515
- Title
- The Works of Honore de Balzac : Eugenie Grandet, Ursule Mirouet, and Other Stories (Vol 3 of 18)
- Author
- de Balzac, Honore
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Avil Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Literature
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....