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BALZAC (Honoré de). Les Parens pauvres. Paris...

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BALZAC (Honoré de). Les Parens pauvres. Paris : Louis Chlendowski, 1847 [volumes I to VI] ; Paris : Pétion, 1848 [volumes VII to XII]. - 12 volumes in-8, half dark brown morocco, spine gilt, untrimmed, cover preserved (Loisellier). First edition in bookshops. A very fine copy bound by Loisellier, complete with the covers. Ex-libris removed on the first linings. Covers lined. Freckles, a few leaves faded, light spotting not serious, more important in volume IX. Tear without missing on the last leaf of the last volume. Provenance: initials A.S.H. gilt at bottom of spines.