The Devil's Heir And Other Tales From 'Les Contes Drolatiques'
Balzac, Honoré de
£12.00
The Devil's Heir And other Tales From 'Les Contes Drolatiques' by Honore de Balzac. Illustrated by R. A. Brandt.
First Edition. Published by John Westhouse, London, 1945. 8vo (approx 8.75"H x 6"W). 188pp. No dust jacket. Beige coloured cloth boards. Title and publisher in brown on spine. Title different on spine - Nine Tales From 'Les Contes Drolatiques'. Authors prologue "This book is for fine palates. It is full of the most succulent diversions, spiced to the taste of those remarkable and priceless connoisseurs and toper to whose ears are worthy compatriot, the everlasting pride of Touraine, Francois Rabelais, addressed his work". Accompanied admirably by the arresting b & w illustrations from R. A. Brandt. Condition: Boards marked, spine browned, page edges dust stained. Owners inscription on the front free enpaper & dated 1945. Pages clean & tight.
Condition is Good.