Antiquarian Book Set 32 Volumes the Novels of Balzac C1898 Le Library Edition. #635/1250 - English L

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32 Volumes The Novels Of Balzac C1898 LE Library Edition. #635/1250

Rare Library edition,#635 of 1250 copies, deckled edges, cloth … Read more 32 Volumes The Novels Of Balzac C1898 LE Library Edition. #635/1250

Rare Library edition,#635 of 1250 copies, deckled edges, cloth covers, gold gilt lettering on labels, gold gilt end papers on top, etched plates throughout, publisher The Gebbie Publishing Co. Ltd. Philadelphia, used in the Mono County Shcool Communitiy Libraries June Lake Branch, translated from French

Great addition to any library not only as decor but to enjoy reading. Once you start one of these fabulous novels, you won't be able to put it down.

Nice condition for the age. Bindings are mostly intact, minor wear on cover edges

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) is best known for a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. Due to his keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James and Jack Kerouac, as well as important philosophers such as Friedrich Engels. Many of Balzac's works have been made into films, and they continue to inspire other writers.
Here is a link to find out more about this renowned author
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