Honoré de BALZAC, COLLECTIF
Les français peints par eux-mêmes
J. Philippart|Paris 1876 S.d.|19 x 28 cm|4 tomes en 4 volumes reliés
Completely revised edition, with some parts in first edition, both for texts and illustrations. Introduction by Jules Janin and texts by Balzac, La bedollière, Charles Nodier, Frédéric Soulié, Petrus Borel... with in-text and full-page illustrations by Grandville, Daubigny, Pauquet, Français, Bertall, Johannot, Daumier, Bayard... Printed in double columns.
Contemporary half brown shagreen bindings. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 fleurons. Title and volume labels in chocolate morocco. Rubbing to headcaps and raised bands, boards, edges and corners. Spines slightly lightened. Corners slightly bumped. Some foxing, mainly in margins, some signatures browned, but overall paper quite white. Handsome set.
Contemporary half brown shagreen bindings. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 fleurons. Title and volume labels in chocolate morocco. Rubbing to headcaps and raised bands, boards, edges and corners. Spines slightly lightened. Corners slightly bumped. Some foxing, mainly in margins, some signatures browned, but overall paper quite white. Handsome set.
€500