This is an attractive 2009 hardcover edition of Honore de Balzac's "Lost Illusions" (in French, "Illusions perdues"). This is a Folio (U.K.) edition that is based upon a 1971 edition in the English language, translated by Herbert J. Hunt (the novel was originally published in France, serially, between 1837 and 1843). The book comes with a slipcase (please refer to the photos). Graham Robb (author of "Balzac: A Biography") provides an Introduction. Francis Mosley provides illustrations. The book is 585 pages in length.