Droll Stories by Honore De Balzac
1874. No Edition Remarks. 650 pages. Half bound red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Rear board and spine detached from text block. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tannin and chipping to leather to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.