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Contes drôlatiques

1855130 x 208 mm

FIRST PRINTING OF Gustave Doré's engravings.

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FIRST PRINTING OF Gustave Doré's engravings.

"If of all the works illustrated by Gustave Doré, only one remained, it would be this one: the illustration is as good as the text, and that's saying something, since Balzac considered the Contes drolatiques as his masterpiece. "

(Brivois, Bibliography of 19th century illustrated books, 1883, p. 32).

Paris,Société Générale de Librairie,1855.In-8, Bound,130 x 208 mm,615 pp.

Red half maroon with corners, smooth back, golden head, date on the foot.

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Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de BalzacHe was born Honoré Balzac in Tours on 20 May 1799 and died in Paris on 18 August 1850.

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