BALZAC, HONORE DE — Eugenie Grandet
London: The Limited Editions Club, 1960. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Rene ben Sussan. Limited Edition (No. 234 of only 1500 copies). Signed by the Illustrator on the Limitation page. Bound in full richly-toned buckram, with two black hinge-like leather insets stamped in gold and wrapped around the backstrip and sides. Illustrated with 20 wash-and-line drawings, colored by hand, by Rene ben Sussan. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage. Introduction by Richard Aldington. Printed by the Curwen Press of London on paper, called Glastonbury, specially made in England. Still in original glassine wraps. Leaflet and The Monthly Letter of The Limited Editions Club (November 1960, No. 324) laid in.. The volume is in perfect condition, unmarked, seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase is whole and strong and shows only slight shelf-wear. FINE.. Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 312 pp. Signed by Illustrator. Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
