Balzac, Honoré

Scènes de la Vie Privée -- 4 volumes [Oeuvres Complétes de H. de Balzac -- Études de Moeurs -- La Comédie Humaine volumes 1-4]

Paris: Alexandre Houssiaux, 1855. Hardcover. 4 volumes: vol. 1: [4], 507, [5] pages, frontispiece, 5 leaves of plates; vol. 2: [4], 457, [3] pages, frontispiece, 5 leaves of plates; vol. 3: [4], 476, [2] pages, frontispiece, 6 leaves of plates; vol. 4: [4], 557, [3] pages, 6 leaves of plates; 22 cm. Contemporary red morocco spines with six spine compartments between raised bands with gilt-stamped author, title, and volume number in second and third compartments; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Marbled endpapers. Text is in French. A heavy set; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Good- Condition: spines are significantly sunned; minor loss at tail of spines; vols. 1-3 have significant loss at head of spines; vol. 2 leather over spine is separated along front joint half way down; vol. 3 leather over spine is separated entirely along front joint; edges rubbed; faint dampstain at upper corner of some pages of vol. 1; vol. 3 has 3 closed tears of 2 cm. or less with old repairs; foxing. Good -. Item #011680

Price: $48.00