Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Two Books by Honoré de Balzac – Engravings – Vienna-Leipzig-Paris, 1922-1929

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Two books by Honoré de Balzac:
* Sarrasine. Vienna-Leipzig: Im Avalun, [1922]. German.
The novel "Sarrasine" accompanied by engraving-plates by Carl Max Schultheiss. Numbered copy 340/400. Signed in pencil by the artist.
90, [2] pp, 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Defects to binding.
* Le Colonel Chabert, Édition illustrée de dix eaux-fortes originales et un frontispice gravés par Fernand Hertenberger. Paris: Georges Briffaut, [1929]. French.
"Colonel Chabert", illustrated edition accompanied by ten engravings by Fernand Hertenberger. Numbered copy 251/500.
[3] leaves, 113, [2] pp, 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slightly loose binding. Torn spine, restored with adhesive tape.
Art – Prints and books, German Literature and Bibliophile Books
Art – Prints and books, German Literature and Bibliophile Books