Extremely Rare Original 1981 Centenary Edition Hardcover. Pages clean, crisp and unmarked. No shelf wear. No cover wear. A hint of tanning on the outer pages as expected from time. Gold plating on the top of the book is whole and barely touched. Light wear on the leather and gold typeset of the title on the spine. Images on listing, are of this book.
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Centenary Edition, Part I. The Novels of Balzac. Deputy for Arcis, the Middle Classes by Honore De Balzac (Author), Clara Bell (Translator)  George Saintsbury (Preface).