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289 - Honoré de Balzac.
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Honoré de Balzac. *The Story of the Poor Parents*, *Cousin Bette and the Two Musicians*, *Cousin Pons, or the Two Musicians*. P., Imprimerie de Boniface, [1846], quarto, 364–172 pp. – 1 folio, contemporary light-coloured half-calf binding, title on spine, good margins. Genuine first edition of *Cousin Bette*, a fine copy in its contemporary binding. Reprint of the serialised version from *Le Constitutionnel*. Balzac’s novel is preceded by ‘Les grands danseurs du Roi’ by Charles Rabou; the pagination runs consecutively for both works, and *Cousin Bette* begins with its title on page 85 and continues through to page 364. In the same volume, other serials from *Le Constitutionnel*—also by Balzac—were bound at the time: *Eugénie Grandet*, *El Verdugo*, *La Grenadière*, *Le Colonel Chabert*, *Le Réquisitionnaire*, *La Femme de Trente ans* and *La Recherche de l’Absolu*. (Escoffier-1699)
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About the sale BOOK SALE – M. P***’S LIBRARY
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Auction time 09/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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