Balzac, Honoré de

Albert Savarus

Honore de Balzac · 1842 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Brussels , Societe Belge De Librarie, 1842. Hardback. A scarce early French language edition of this novel by Balzac. Part of his La Comedie Humaine series, this work parodies and depicts French society during the period of the Bourbon Resoration and July Monarchy. Contains in...

Scãƒâ¨Nes de la Vie Privãƒâ©E Et Publique Des Animaux

Various [inc. Honore de Balzac, Alfred de Musset et al.], [ed. by Pierre-Jules Hetzel] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

Paris, J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. First edition. Leather. The first edition of complete two volume set of a bestselling parody on the French Revolution, combining the best of French satire, illustrated by the brilliant Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard. The first edition of Scènes ...

Oeuvres de Honore de Balzac

Honore de Balzac · 1912 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1912-51. Leather. A set of four brilliant novels in Balzac's "La Comedie Humaine" series, in the original French. A five volume set of the works of Balzac, all in the original French. These four novels are all part of his forty-eight volume series...

The Works of Honore de Balzac

Honore De Balzac · 0 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, The Home Library Book Co, c1915. Cloth. A twenty volume collection of the literary works of the noted French novelist Honore de Balzac, with etchings by W. Boucher. Illustrated with monochrome frontispieces to all, and three plates to all volumes engraved by W. Boucher...

The Balzacians Notebooks, or, Les Cahiers Balzaciens

Honore de Balzac · 1923 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

Paris, Marcel Bourteron, 1923-1928. First edition. Paperback. A limited copy of the first edition of these volumes containing previously unpublished works by Balzac. First edition. Limited to five hundred copies on laid paper. Signed to justify. With the original slip cases. F...

Pere Goriot: Scenes from Parisian Life

Honore de Balzac · 1887 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1887. Leather. A handsome limited edition of Balzac"s Père Goriot, the great Parisian novel of ambition, sacrifice, and social climbing, bound in a half morocco binding by Geo. Winstanley. Bound in a half morocco binding with marbled paper b...

Nine Tales from the Contes Drolatiquese de Honore de Balzac, Rendered Into English of the Xivth and Xvith Centuries

Honore De Balzac; Robert Crawford [trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, T. Werner Laurie, 1921. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of nine tales from Honore De Balzac, translated by Robert Crawford, and signed by him. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, being the first edition of these tales...

Scenes de la Vie Privee

Honore de Balzac · 1839 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Charpentier, 1839. Leather. A collection of the brilliant short stories of Honore de Balzac, in the original French. Complete in two volumes.In the original French.Two volumes of short stories by Honore de Balzac, collecting together eleven tales with themes of passion ...

Ten Droll Tales

Honore de Balzac · 1926 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of Honore de Balzac's famous short story collection. Illustrated throughout by the famous Belgian painter Jean de Bosschere. The first edition of these tales illustrated by Jean de Bosschere....

Le Lays Dans la Vallee le Cousin Pons le Medecin de Campagne Contrat de Mariage

Honore de Balzac · 1900 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Paris, Societe d'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques, 1900-8. Leather. An illustrated collection of four of Honore de Balzac's most popular novels, including 'Cousin Pons', illustrated throughout, in the original French. In the original French. A set of fou...

Le Cousin Pons; Physiologie Du Mariage Ou Meditations de Philosophie Eclectique

Honore de Balzac · 1900 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Paris , Societe D'Editions Litteraires et Artistiques, 1900-1901. Leather. An attractive pair of illustrated works from French author Honore de Balzac, including a novel and a treatise on marriage. Comprising two illustrated editions of French novelist Honore de Balzac&ap...

Selections from the Droll Stories of Honore de Balzac

Honore de Balzac; Andre de Lignolles (Trans.) · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Bourbon Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The de luxe illustrated edition of Andre de Lignolles short stories, profusely illustrated throughout by Cees Woltman. First thus. Arranged and translated into English by Andre De Lignolles. A selection of short stories by Hon...

Quatre Histoires de Betes

Honore de Balzac · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, Se Trouve A Paris Chez L'Editeur, 1945. Hardback. A charmingly illustrated collection of children's animals stories. A charmingly illustrated collection of children's animals stories. Printed in French. Honore de Balzac was a French novelist and playwrigh...

The Physiology of Marriage; or Meditations of an Eclectic Philosopher on Happiness and Unhappiness in Marriage

Honore de Balzac; Francis Macnamara [trans.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,181)

London, The Casanova Society, 1925 . Cloth. An exceptional example of this limited edition English language translation of Honore de Balzac's 'Physiology of Marriage&apos. Translated into English from the original French, by Francis Macnamara.Number 270 of 1,000 copi...

Balzac&Apos;S Contes Drolatiques: Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine

Honore de Balzac · 1874 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Privately Printed , 1874. Cloth. A complete and unabridged English translation of this short-story collection by French writer Honore de Balzac.  A complete and unabridged English translation of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Undated, dat...

Honore de Balzac la Comedie Humaine

Honore de Balzac · 1895 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.24 | $1,710.77 | ¥273,189)

London, The Caxton Publishing Company, 1895. Cloth. A large fifty-three volume set of the works of French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac. Fifty-three volumes. Caxton edition. With a frontispiece to each volume and additional illustrations in-text to some volumes. A l...

Portraits Et Silhouettes

Honore de Balzac · 1945 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Paris, Se Trouve a Paris, 1945. Paperback. A limited edition collection of scattered scenes, illustrated throughout in colour. In the original French language. French language. Scarce work. Limited edition. Number 133 of 750 copies printed on rag paper. Illustrated with twenty...

Les Contes Drolatiques

Honore de Balzac · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Pairs, J. Tallandier, c1925. Leather. Volume one of this collection of humorous stories by Balzac, with colour plates. In the French language. French language. Volume one only. Illustrated with frontispiece, four colour plates, and many in-text and full-page images. Collated c...

Cesar Birotteau

Honore de Balzac · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris , Editions Mornay, 1929. Leather. A limited edition of this novel by Honore de Balzac, adorned with illustrations by Boullaire. An 1837 novel by Honore de Balzac, a modern limited edition, number three hundred and eleven of eight hundred and fifty five printed on Rives p...

Le Curãƒâ© de Tours

Honore de Balzac · 1922 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Paris, Maurice Glomeau , 1922. Leather. H. de Balzac's popular novella in a limited edition illustrated by R. Placeck, a smart copy in half morocco binding. One of Honore de Balzac's most well known works, this novella is set near Tours, with scenes of Paris in 1826,...