Hardcover edition of Balzac's Nine Tales from Les Contes Drolatiques, with original dust jacket and illustrations by R.A. Brandt.

• This book measures 8¾" x 5¾" and has 188 pagse.



• It was published in October 1945 by John Westhouse, London, and is identified as the Second Edition.



• There are a dozen full-page illustrations by R.A.Brandt — quietly haunting, delicate pencil drawings with an elusive, often eerie quality.



• The translations of Honoré de Balzac's original stories are by Josephine Plummer (The Devil's Heir, The Reproach, How the Chateau d'Azay came to be built, The Sermon of the Merry Vicar of Meudon, Despair in Love); R. Scott (The Succubus); and J.P. Collas (The Three Clerks of St. Nicholas, Concerning a Provost who did not recognize things, The Monk Amador who was a glorious Abbot of Turpenay).



• Condition:  The book is in very good condition, bright, tight, and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. The upper edge of the dust jacket has some tiny nicks and a small closed tear, and the paper has turned slightly stiff with age. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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