"The Standard Classics" (The Lily of the Valley; The Firm of Nurtugen; Country Doctor)" and Other Stories are all novels by French author Honore De Balzac contained within here with an introduction by George Saintsbury. This is a First Edition published in 1901 by Merrill and Baker in New York. Features of this thick edition are Illustrations, gilt and deckled edges, a color frontispiece with tissue guard, and 2/3 cloth 1/3 leather binding! Please check all the photos for additional details and ask questions.