15 - H. de BALZAC

H. de BALZAC Béatrix, or Forced Love; Paris, H. Souverain, 1840, 2 tomes in 2 vols., in-8. Modern black half-maroquin binding, smooth spine (Lobstein-Laurenchet binding), original covers preserved. Pages restored at the margins (including the title page of Volume 1, which has been reattached), covers lined, with foxing and stains. H. de BALZAC Honorine Paris, De Potter, 1845, 2 tomes in 2 vols., in-8. New edition. Modern green half-basane binding, smooth spine. Spine sun-faded, scattered foxing; nevertheless a good copy. H. de BALZAC The Nucigen House and the Torpedo. Brussels, Société typographique belge, Wahlen, 1838, 1 vol., in-16. Belgian preface (the original was published the same year by Werdet along with “La femme supérieure”). Modern beige half-calf binding with corners, cover preserved. Scattered foxing, a fine copy. H. de BALZAC A Bachelor’s Household in the Provinces. Sequel to *The Two Brothers*. Brussels and Leipzig, Meline, Cans & Co., 1843, 1 vol. in-16. Belgian preface. Modern beige half-basane binding, smooth spine, cover preserved. Excellent condition. H. de BALZAC *Mercadet*, a comedy in three acts, in prose. Paris, theater bookstore, 1851, 1 vol. in-12. First edition. Contemporary brown half-shagreen binding, smooth spine with longitudinal decoration, gilt head, cover preserved. Gilded edges rubbed; otherwise a fine copy.