Eugénie Grandet, [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]

Balzac, Honoré de; Ellen Marriage (Translated by); René ben Sussan (Illustrated by). Eugénie Grandet, [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]. London: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Limited edition. 1/1500. Quarto. (xviii), [1], 271pp, [1]. Light brown slipcase, tan label with black lettering on spine. Binding with black leather label with gilt lettering, wrapped around front and back cover near the head and tail of spine. Illustrated frontispiece.

This limited edition, #87 of 1500 hand numbered and signed by illustrator René ben Sussan, illustrated throughout with color gravure reproduction of Ben Sussan’s artwork.

Slipcase with sunning along bottom edge of back cover and light staining. Binding with light water stains at tail of spine. Top and bottom edges of labels at the spine with some rubbing. Slipcase in very good-, binding in very good, interior in near fine condition overall. good+ to near fine. Hardcover. (45239) $50