Name/Title
Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of Touraine / Honoré De BalzacEntry/Object ID
2015.7.143Description
650 pages. Illustrated with 425 black and white engravings by Gustave Dore.
Later printing, no date. 1874 date on preface.
Charles E. Lauriat Boston bookseller's ticket.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Short stories, 1890sBook Details
Author
Honoré de BalzacIllustrator
Gustave DoréPublisher
J.C. HottenDate Published
1874Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- European OriginBinding Notes
Red decorated cloth binding with stamped elaborate decorations in black and gilt. Beveled edges. Top edge gilt. Extensive decoration to spine.
