BALZAC, HONORE DE. - The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau (Grandeur Et Decadence de Cesar Birotteau).

London UK:: J. M. Dent, 1896. Reprint. Book. H Hardcover. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Red cloth, 348pp. Vol. XIV of a Saintsbury edition of The Novels of Balzac. One of the scarcer novels by the French writer about a man who achieves wealth and then loses it in bankruptcy. Clean, tight, sound copy. Top edge gilt. Spine with paper label a bit darkened; corners slightly bent. Pages naturally toned; hinges just a tad shaky. Very Good .