Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Balzac, Honoré de. Un grand homme de Province à Paris. 2 parts in 1 vol.

(4), 190 pp.; (4), 193 pp. 12mo. Contemp. half cloth with gilt spine title. Marbled edges. – Bruxelles, J. Jamar , 1839.

Early edition of Balzac’s „Un grand homme de Province à Paris“, published in the same year as the original Paris edition. This is the second of three parts of Balzac’s novel „Illusions perdues“. According to Van der Perre, two other editions were published in Belgium in the same year. All three of these editions are listed as „contrefaçons“, counterfits of the original edition. – Van der Perre 171. – Spine slightly faded. Corners bumped. Some foxing to half title and title page. Modern ownership entry on first flyleaf. Else clean copy. – Best.-Nr. 27470