Balzac Unknown - 1973

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Clarke Irwin, 1973. Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 272 pages including many illustrations throughout in black-and-white and full colour; book very gently read, if at all, gentle bumps to spine ends, just a hint of shelf wear to bottom cover edges, very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ gently bumped at spine top, but no chips or tears, now in new mylar protector. [this copy priced low, priced to go to a good home as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H at cost will be requested] See also our listing for The Works of Honoré de Balzac, La Comédie Humaine: The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (Grandeur et décadence de César Birotteau), and The Secrets of a Princess, Edition Royale de Luxe Volume XXVII [27].. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Fine.

Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1973. First. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp.272 with index color plates clean tight copy board edges show shelfwear of rubbing and some scuffs, bumped corners, wear to top/bottom spines, d/j smalll tears to top spine, and corners, Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Clarke, Irwin in association with Chatto & Windus., 1973. Dark orange cloth cover with only minor mear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Gold gilt lettering on spine. Hunter green endpapers. Liberally sprinkled with both colour and black and white plates. Text is immaculate. Dust jacket illustration of Balzac wearing his mmonk's robe by Boulanger. Back cover has a view of Les Halles by Canella. Small rip along fold back of jacket. Another small rip front right fold of jacket. Some chipping at top and bottom of spine. Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-.