BALZAC, HONORé DE — Cousin Bette (the Novel Library Series)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1948. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First edition, thus. Honoré de Balzac's famous novel is set in Paris in the 19th century and was first published in 1846. The characters in "Cousin Bette" display exaggerated human traits, ranging from treachery and insincerity to patience and benevolence. Translated from the French by Kathleen Raine and with a prefatory note by Alan Hodge. An entry in publisher's The Novel Library series. --- In brown gloss paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- An about-Very Good- copy with scuffing to cover extremities (especially at spine ends), else well-preserved, unmarked and tightly-bound.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; viii, 499 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .