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New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering and gold knight drawing on spine. Illustrated with dozens of semi-erotic black and white illustrations. Heritage Club notes (Sandglass Number 2K) laid-in. A Very Good book with no dust jacket or slipcase. Impression seal with prior owner's name to FFEP, no other markings observed. Spine straight, corners and spine ends lightly frayed. No jacket. Not from a library. xxvii + 507 pages.
Set in medieval Europe, the Droll Stories were Balzac's attempt to write in the great tradition of Rabelais and Boccaccio, to render the Middle Ages with a touch of raunchy humor, and to provide a delightful portrait of medieval France. Balzac took the old themes that had delighted his ancestors—the tales of faithless wives and confiding husbands, of monks incredibly endowed for amorous athleticism, of lusty wenches and adventurous lads, and of great bouts of eating and drinking.
Contents: The First Ten Tales: Prologue; The… Read More

The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in slipcase Heritage Press 1939 edition - Thirty tales by Honore de Balzac illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff - includes the Heritage Sandglass insert about the book (scan available) - Book is like new -beautiful Bordeaux red cloth covered boards and slipcase - a beautiful clean solid collectible, no markings - only usual agewear - Mailed within 2 working days with tracking number.We do not ship to all countries. Please contact us about shipping charges before ordering from outside of the U.S.A. Thank you.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Copyright 1939 . Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator). 507 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

US: The Heritage Press, 1932 507 pages. The book is enclosed in a cardborard slip case. There is a small sticker on the inside front cover. The slip cover is a bit worn, torn and faded. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good.