Author: Honore De Balzac; Robert Crawford [trans.]
Title: Nine Tales from the Contes Drolatiques of Honore de Balzac
Description: London, T. Werner Laurie, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of these tales from Honore De Balzac, printed only for private circulation, and consequently a scarce work. No. 124 of 600 numbered and signed copies, printed only for private circulation, in the original paper boards with spine label. Signed by the author Robert Crawford to the limitations page. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His Les Cent Contes Drolatiques (The Hundred Facetious Tales, known as Droll Stories) is a collection of thirty bawdy short stories. Nine of these tales have been translated in this work by Robert Crawford, from Old French to 14th and 16th century English. In the original paper boards. Externally sunned to the spine and extremities, with light shelf wear and some bumps to the spine; otherwise fairly smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are roughly cut but very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Honore De Balzac Robert Crawford Contes Drolatiques Short stories Robert Crawford Not Stated


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