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59 - [Balzac Mini-Collection] Set of 10 in-12 paperback volumes, …
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[Balzac Mini-Collection] Set of 10 in-12 paperback volumes, published in Geneva by Skira in 1946–1947: Volume 1: Balzac the Visionary, by Albert Béguin. - Volume 2: Gobseck. An Interlude. The Grocer. - Volume 4: The Elixir of Long Life. The Executioner. The Outlaws - Volume 5: The Devil’s Comedy. Administrative Adventures of a Happy Idea. The Message. - Volume 6: Farewell. Study of a Woman. A Struggle. The Dome of Les Invalides. - Volume 7: The Illustrious Gaudissart. Gaudissart II. Facino Cane - Volume 8: A Passion in the Desert. Z. Marcas. A Drama by the Sea. - Volume 9: The Great Bretèche. The Mahout of Karlsruhe. - Volume 10: The Requisitioner. An Episode during the Reign of Terror. The Red Inn. - Volume 12: The Saracen Woman. The Atheist’s Mass.‎ The covers are illustrated with portraits of Balzac by DERAIN, GIACOMETTI, MARQUET, MASSON, PICASSO, BEAUDIN, LASCAUX, KERMADEC, ROUX and REY-MILLET. Volumes 3 (Melmoth the Reconciled. Jesus Christ in Flanders) and 11 (The Maranas. An Artist’s Revenge) are missing. Expert: Cabinet Valleriaux [email protected] Please request condition reports: they are not included in the descriptions.
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About the sale I – Antique books: Literature – Illustrated works – Costumes – Paris.
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Auction time 09/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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