(Printed by Balzac), Vicomtesse de Chamilly, Scènes Contempo - Lot 404

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(Printed by Balzac), Vicomtesse de Chamilly, Scènes Contempo - Lot 404
(Printed by Balzac), Vicomtesse de Chamilly, Scènes Contemporaines laissées par feue Madame la Vicomtesse de Chamilly; Second Edition, augmented by eighteen Brumaire, Scènes Nouvelles. Paris, Urbain Canel, Libraire, 1828. In-8 of XVI-442-(2) pp., havana basane, smooth spine decorated, title piece in morocco wine lees, double gilt fillet framing on covers, marbled edges (contemporary binding with the label "relié aux sourds-muets"). Second edition printed by Honoré de Balzac with the mention on the back of the forgery: Imprimerie de H. Balsac (sic), rue des Marais S.G.N. 17. The original edition appeared the same year. Recueil de la vicomtesse de Chamilly, collective pseudonym of François Loève-Veimars (1801-1854), Emile Vanderburgh (1794-1862) and Auguste Romieu (1800-1855). The funeral oration; The married priest; The occasional coin; The philanthropist; The quest; The morality of the fable; The price of virtue; The coronation painting; The reverse side of the medal; The eighteen brumaire. 2 coloured off-text lithographs by Henry Monnier, one of which has a title-frontispiece. Super-libris en pied " M.J. Panvilliers ". Worn upper headdress, a few freckles. Quérard, Supercheries, I, 691; Vicaire, II, 173; Hanotaux et Vicaire, 148; Champfleury, Henry Monnier sa vie, son oeuvre, p. 360.
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