The Chouans, the Gondreville Mystery, and Other Stories by Honor de Balzac
1901. Edition de luxe. 405 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound leather with green boards. Gilt to spine. Rough cut pages to text block edge. Limited to 1000 copies. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is weak. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. Some chipping to front board to centre.White staining present. Black staining present.