La Comédie Humaine of Honore de Balzac Volume VII: Scenes from Private Life: A Daughter of Eve. A Commission in Lunacy. The Rural Ball
by Honore De Balzac (translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley)
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/No DJ
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
La Comédie Humaine of Honore de Balzac, translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley. A volume from the Cour de Franch Edition, limited to twelve hundred and fifty numbered sets, of which this is No. 50. Unjacketed hardback, cloth cover as shown with this listing is rubbed and scuffed, the paper label on the spine is mottled and chipped. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper. Gilt top, head and tail bands, rough cut edges which are aged. The black & white in-text illustrations are protected by tissue guards. There is a four-color plate in the front-matter, also with a tissue guard. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi
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- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 908
- Title
- La Comédie Humaine of Honore de Balzac Volume VII
- Author
- Honore De Balzac (translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley)
- Illustrator
- St Rejchan
- Format/Binding
- Sewn Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Cour de Franch Edition Volume VII
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hardy, Pratt & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Balzac
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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