Limited first edition thus of Balzac's portraits of married life, with 179 illustrations extravagantly hand-colored in pochoir.
Very good.
Price: $100.00
A collection of narrative portraits of married life, alongside bits of advice and humor. Balzac published the parts separately over the course of 16 years (1830-46), which were ultimately incorporated into his COMÉDIE HUMAINE. Their strength as individual vignettes encourages random and intermittent reading, with Hémard's accompanying illustrations adding an energetic visual interest.
Paris: Jean Porson, 1942. 9'' x 5.5''. Original pictorial wrappers hand-colored in pochoir. In original glassine jacket. Illustrated by Hémard with hand coloring by E. Vairel. 294, [2] pages. Limited edition, one of 750 copies on vélin de luxe paper from a total limitation of 945. Glassine with loss to lower portion, uniformly toned. Wrappers with 1'' split to spine foot (binding still firm). Interior clean, with vivid hand coloring.
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