The Works of Honore de Balzac.
by Balzac, Honore de
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1901. Octavo, 34 volumes. The Centenary edition. Three quarters red leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, gilt ruled to the front and rear panel, marbled endpapers, frontispiece to each volume with tissue guard present. Illustrated by various artists. In near fine condition. A stunning set. One of the great novelists of all literature" Balzac's genius consists in his dynamic, unflagging, creative vigour; his superabundant imagination" his masterly portrayal of passions and his grasp of such widely differing subjects" (Harvey & Heseltine, 44-45).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5000
- Title
- The Works of Honore de Balzac.
- Author
- Balzac, Honore de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...