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113 - BALZAC, Honoré de. La Peau de chagrin.
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Estimate €400 - €500
Description
BALZAC, Honoré de. La Peau de chagrin. Paris, Delloye, 1838. In-8, (2) ff., 402-(1) pp. 19th-century burgundy long-grain morocco with corners, smooth spine richly decorated, author’s name, title and date gilded, gilded fillet on the covers, gilded edges [Champs] (edges and covers very slightly rubbed, foxing). Bibliography: Carteret, III, 41. Clouzot, 19. Description: First illustrated edition, first printing, with the ‘skeleton’ vignette on the title page. Illustrated with 100 vignettes in the text by Baron, Janet-Lange and Gavarni, engraved on steel under Janet’s supervision by Brunellière, Boyer, Nargeot, Langlois, Français and others. In an elegant signed morocco binding.
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Auction time 07/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
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