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309 - BALZAC (Honoré de). *Les Contes drolatiques*, collected from…
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Estimate €100 - €120
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BALZAC (Honoré de). *Les Contes drolatiques*, collected from the abbeys of Touraine and brought to light by Monsieur de Balzac for the amusement of Pantagruelists and no others. Eighth illustrated edition featuring 425 drawings by Gustave Doré. Paris, Garnier, undated, small 8vo, violet half-maroquin with corner caps, plain spine with decoration, gilt head (Hans Asper). Fine impressions of Gustave Doré’s illustrations, free from foxing. A good copy despite the spine being partly faded.
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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 2: 19th- and 20th-century literature
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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