BALZAC, HONORé DE — Eugénie Grandet

New York: The Heritage Press, 1961. Hardcover. One of Honoré de Balzac's most admired novels from his "La Comédie humaine" series in a deluxe illustrated Heritage Press edition in slipcase. With an introduction by Richard Aldington and illustrations by René ben Sussan. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. VII: 26). --- In fleurs-de-lis decorated cloth-covered boards backed in green cloth, with gilt-stamped spine titling and pale orange topstain. Slipcase covered in tan paper. --- An excellent copy: unmarked, tightly-bound and bright. Structurally sound slipcase with scuffs and some age-toning but remains fully capable of protecting the book.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, 271 pages. Near Fine .