BALZAC, Honoré de. — La dernière incarnation de Vautrin.

Bruxelles, Meline, Cans et Cie, 1847. 12mo. 306 pp. Modern half cloth, with marbled boards. (paper slightly browned) With stamps on title and first page: Leesbibliotheeek C.G. van der Post, Kalverstraat (nineteenth-century Amsterdam-based reading and lending library) ¶ 'Contrefaçon' of the first edition, that was printed in Paris in the same year as the first edition. Belgian 'prefaçon'? ¶ Standalone, seperately published fourth part (divided into two parts, and in 17 chapters) of 'Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes'. In this same year it was republished as part of a three volume set, including the titles 'Les martyrs ignorés' and 'Une rue de Paris et son Habitants' (a total of 41 chapters). Finally in 1855, 'Dernière incantation' was joined to the three preceding parts of 'Splendeurs et Misères', all chapter divisions of the novel now being suppressed. (The Works of Honoré de Balzac, vols. 23 and 24: Scenes of a courtesan's Life / The government clerks. London, Chesterfield |Society, . p. ix-x)