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Honoré de BALZAC Berthe la Repentie. Contes drolatiques. Paris, Hippolyte Souverain, 1839, in-8 bound in long-grained half-maroquin with corners, mosaic ribbed spine, gilt edges, covers preserved. Binding signed E.& A. Maylander. A fine copy. Third and rarest volume of the Cent Contes drolatiques, published by Gosselin then Verdet, in 1832-1837, which was reissued in 1839, under the title "Berthe la Repentie".
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Honoré de BALZAC Berthe la Repentie. Contes drolatiques. Paris, Hippolyte Souverain, 1839, in-8 bound in long-grained half-maroquin with corners, mosaic ribbed spine, gilt edges, covers preserved. Binding signed E.& A. Maylander. A fine copy. Third and rarest volume of the Cent Contes drolatiques, published by Gosselin then Verdet, in 1832-1837, which was reissued in 1839, under the title "Berthe la Repentie".
