Droll Stories by Honore De Balzac.
No Edition Remarks. 650 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Water staining to text block edges. Text is not affected. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. White marks to spine. Water staining overall. Book has a slight forward lean.