LA COMEDIE HUMAINE OF HONORE DE BALZAC, VOLUMES I-IX, XI, XVI-XX, XXIII, XXV-XXIX
by De Balzac, Honore (translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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Little, Brown & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1896. Hardcover. How many volumes were in original set, I do not know, but I have 21 of volumes which include VOLUMES I-IX, XI, XVI-XX, XXIII, XXV-XXIX. All covers are worn, rubbed, and soiled. The stories and the illustrators for each volume are: Vol I: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: Pere Goriot, The Marriage Contract; illustrated by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot and Georges Cain. Vol II: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: Memoirs of Two Young, Married Women, Albert Savarus; illustrated by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon. Vol III: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: Fame and Sorrow, Colonel Chabert, The Atheists Mass, La Grande Breteche, The Purse, La Grenadiere, A Double Life, The Rural Ball, The Deserted Woman; illustrated by Laurent-Desrousseaux and Georges Cain. Vol IV: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: Modeste Mignon, A Daughter of Eve, The Peace of A Home; illustrated by Adrien Moreau and St. Rejchan. Vol V: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: A Start in Life, Vendetta, A Study of a Woman, The Message, Paz, MadameFirmiani; illustrated by George Roux and Maximilienne Guyon. Vol VI: Scenes from Private Life, Stories: Beatrix, A Commission in Lunacy; illustrated by Albert Fourie. Vol VII: Scenes from Provincial Life, Stories: Eugenie Grandet, Pierrette; illustrated by E. Duez and J. A. Muenier. Vol VIII: Scenes from Provincial Life, Stories: The Two Brothers, An Old Maid; illustrated by Jacques Wagrez and Lucius Rossi. Vol IX: Scenes from Provincial Life, Stories: The Lilly of the Valley, The Gallery of Antiquities; illustrated by H. Laurent-Desrousseaux and Lucius Rossi. Vol XI: Lost Illusions, The Illustrious Gaudissart. Vol XVI: Scenes from Parisian Life, Stories: Bureaucracy, The Secrets of the Princesse Cadignan, UnconsciousComedians, Pierre Grasson; illustrated by G. Bourgain and George Roux. Vol XVII: Scenes from Parisian Life, Stories: The LesserBourgeoisie; illustrated by St. Rejchan. XVIII: Scenes from Parisian Life, Stories: Cousin Bette; illustrated by Albert Fourie. Vol XIX: Scenes from Parisian Life, Stories: Cousin Pons; illustrated by Lucius Rossi. Vol XX: Scenes from Military Life, Stories: The Chouans, A Passion in the Desert; illustrated by G. Bourgain. Vol XXIII: Scenes from Political Life, Stories: The Deputy of Arcis; illustrated by Adrien Moreau. Vol XXV: Scenes from Country Life, Stories: Sons of the Soil; illustrated by A. P. Laurens. Vol XXVI: Philosophical Studies, Stories: Catherine De Medici; illustrated by Jacques Wagrez. Vol XXVII: Philosophical Studies, Stories: The Magic Skin, The Hidden Masterpiece; illustrated by P. Avril. Vol XXVIII: Philosophical Studies, Stories: Louis Lambert, Facino Cane, Gambara, Melmoth Absolved, Jesus Christ in Flanders, The Exiles; illustrated by Georges Cain and Jules Girardet. Vol XXIX: Philosophical Studies, Stories: Seraphita, The Alkahest; illustrated by Jules Girardet. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .
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- Title
- LA COMEDIE HUMAINE OF HONORE DE BALZAC, VOLUMES I-IX, XI, XVI-XX, XXIII, XXV-XXIX
- Author
- De Balzac, Honore (translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Fiction, Philosophy
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