Parisian Life (8 of 10 volumes) 1901 Honore de Balzac Anthology Series Set Antique Vintage English Language Classic

Title: Parisian Life (8 of 10 volumes)

Author: Honore de Balzac

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good-
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Fred DeFau & Co.
Publisher Place: New York, NY
Year: 1901

Language: English

Description: Eight of a ten volume set. Burgundy boards with gilt top edge. All volumes are either Fair of Good-. All are bumped and frayed at the head and tail of spine as well as fore edge corners. A couple of the volumes (I & IV) have a little moisture damage to the upper front fore edge board. Volume II is shaken. Volumes II and IV have cracked hinges. Vol VIII has one illustration that is loose. All illustration plates (photogravures) and their tissues are intact. Translated by James Waring. With an Introduction by George Saintsbury. I. Cousin Betty, pt. 1; II. Cousin Betty, pt. 2; IV. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life, pt. 1; V. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life, pt. 2 and The Government Clerks; VI. The Thirteen; VII. Father Goriot and Other Stories; VIII. The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau; X. The Middle Classes, pt. 2 and The Secret of a Princess. (Missing: III. Cousin Pons; IX. The Middle Classes, pt. 1).

ISBN: N/A