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BALZAC, Honoré de. Works. Translated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley. n.p.: Renaissance Society, 1902. 40 volumes, 8o. SPECIAL COPY, each volume with six photogravure plates in two states, one colored, EACH TITLE WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY L. BAUHAN SIGNED. Purple crushed levant morocco extra, the covers richly gilt with a scrolling leaf border incorporating architectural tools and green and pink morocco onlays, the spines richly gilt, t.e.g., purple and green morocco doublures, THE FRONT DOUBLURES INLAID WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SKETCH BY L. BAUHAN, green watered-silk linings (spines and some covers lightly faded). LIMITED EDITION, one of 6 copies of the Renaissance Edition, published for members only, this copy unassigned. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS, EACH VOLUME CONTAINING ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR DESIGNS. (40)
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BALZAC, Honoré de. Works. Translated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley. n.p.: Renaissance Society, 1902. 40 volumes, 8o. SPECIAL COPY, each volume with six photogravure plates in two states, one colored, EACH TITLE WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY L. BAUHAN SIGNED. Purple crushed levant morocco extra, the covers richly gilt with a scrolling leaf border incorporating architectural tools and green and pink morocco onlays, the spines richly gilt, t.e.g., purple and green morocco doublures, THE FRONT DOUBLURES INLAID WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SKETCH BY L. BAUHAN, green watered-silk linings (spines and some covers lightly faded). LIMITED EDITION, one of 6 copies of the Renaissance Edition, published for members only, this copy unassigned. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS, EACH VOLUME CONTAINING ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR DESIGNS. (40)

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BALZAC, Honoré de. Works. Translated by Katherine Prescott Wormeley. n.p.: Renaissance Society, 1902. 40 volumes, 8o. SPECIAL COPY, each volume with six photogravure plates in two states, one colored, EACH TITLE WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY L. BAUHAN SIGNED. Purple crushed levant morocco extra, the covers richly gilt with a scrolling leaf border incorporating architectural tools and green and pink morocco onlays, the spines richly gilt, t.e.g., purple and green morocco doublures, THE FRONT DOUBLURES INLAID WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SKETCH BY L. BAUHAN, green watered-silk linings (spines and some covers lightly faded). LIMITED EDITION, one of 6 copies of the Renaissance Edition, published for members only, this copy unassigned. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS, EACH VOLUME CONTAINING ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR DESIGNS. (40)