Decorative Antique Book Set of Works of Honore De Balzac, S/6
A beautiful antique 6-volume collection of The Edition Royale of the Comedie Humaine by Honore de Balzac. These are from The Edition Royale de Luxe which was a numbered edition limited to 1250 copies of which these are from set 593.
Volumes have green bindings with a black-and-white frontispiece, hand-cut pages, and gilt page tops. They were published in Philadelphia by Avil Publishers in 1901.
The set measures 9.5" across and is 9" tall.
Included are:
Volume 23 Courtesan's Life
Volume 25 The Thirteen
Volume 26 Father Goriot
Volume 28 Middle Classes
Volume 29 The Chouans
Volume 30 Condreville Mystery
Age-related wear to covers and spine. The ecru paste-on title boxes have some wear.
These are perfect for reading and for home decor staging of bookshelves!
