De Balzac, Honore — The Chouans or Bretagne in 1799

New York, R.G. Newbegin, 1898. Cloth. Red cloth. Pagination varies, with 22 black and white illustrated plates. Perhaps a salesman sample of this novel, containing the first two pages of three chapters or stories, followed by 22 illustrated plates accompanied by tissue guards bearing excerpts from the novel. Title page indicates the work was translate into English by G. Burnham Ives, with five illustrations by Edouard Toudouze. Text below a few illustrations reads copyright 1896 by George Barrie. OCLC records indicate George Barrie may have published an English edition in 1898. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, staining, and spotting to the covers. Cloth split and chipped at the head and tail of the spine, with some loss. Minor edgewear. Cloth backstrip spine glued into the rear inside cover, giving the author and title, as well as stating library edition, presumably demonstrating what a finished spine might look like. Good .