Droll stories / collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honoré de Balzac ; translated into modern English by Alec Brown ; with drawings by Mervyn Peake
1961, Folio Society. London : Folio Society. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with decorated boards. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #448730
Physical description: vii, 408 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects; Manners and customs. France Social life and customs ; Fiction. Notes: Translation of Les contes drolatiques.
Price: €18.95
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