Droll Stories Collected From the Abbeys of Touraine / Honoré De Balzac
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.143
Description
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' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Short stories, 1890s
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
5-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Honoré de Balzac
Illustrator
Gustave Doré
Publisher
J.C. Hotten
Place Published
City
London
Country
England
Date Published
1874
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- European Origin
Binding Notes
Red decorated cloth binding with stamped elaborate decorations in black and gilt. Beveled edges. Top edge gilt. Extensive decoration to spine.
