BALZAC, Honoré de.
The Field Physician. Paris, imprint A. Barbier for Mame-Delaunay, February
- July 1833. 2 volumes in-8 (207 x 124 mm) of 360 pp. for volume I; 3226 pp. for volume
II; half-basane blue-night, smooth back, speckled edges (period binding).
Clouzot, 21: Original
edition of one of the "most sought-after among Balzac's great novels" (Clouzot).
The title pages are decorated with a wood showing Christ carrying his cross.
As a result of an unwavering friendship between two men, each of whom ended up revealing and telling the story of his life, Balzac made the Country Doctor one of his most beautiful rural and economic frescoes.
Good binding copy of the time.
Small wetness at the top corner; binding cleverly restored.
Stamp of a 19th century literary club.
[Attached:]
BALZAC, Honored of. Father Goriot. [Revue de Paris]. Paris, Everat, 1834-1835. 2 volumes containing volumes X to XV; half calf, smooth back (binding of the time).
Pre-original edition of Father Goriot, published in the Revue de Paris (volumes XII (pp. 74-236 and pp. 237-292), XIII (pp. 133-196), XIV (pp. 5-67), and the preface in volume XV (pp. 128-135). Volume XI contains the Letter to 19th century French writers, also by Balzac (pp. 62-82).
Some freckles, pp.237-244 with hole and loss of letters; worn and missing bindings.
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