BALZAC Honoré de. La Peau de chagrin. Paris, Houdaille et Ci - Lot 102

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BALZAC Honoré de. La Peau de chagrin. Paris, Houdaille et Ci - Lot 102
BALZAC Honoré de. La Peau de chagrin. Paris, Houdaille et Cie, no date; large in-8 contemporary black half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with gilded motifs. "ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD" (Henri Dirkx, who also announces major textual changes). It features 100 vignettes by Gavarni, Henri-Charles-Antoine Baron and Louis Français, including a title-frontispiece. This metal-engraved illustration required two successive print runs: letterpress and intaglio. A rare resale copy at Houdaille's address, free of all foxing. - Copy of the Balzacian Roger Pierrot.
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