The Wild Ass' Skin (Le Peau De Chagrin)

H. De Balzac

Verlag: The Gebbie Publishing Co, 1899

Beschreibung

Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen (untanned skin from a wild ass) that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Études philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels, La Comédie humaine. Condition: Library Edition. Boards have edge rubbing and slight corner bumping and a couple of stains. Bumping on head and foot of spine. Front hinge crack. Pages have significant edge foxing. Binding is firm. Remarkable condition for a book published in 1899. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1708272869071

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Wild Ass' Skin (Le Peau De Chagrin)

Verlag: The Gebbie Publishing Co

Erscheinungsdatum: 1899

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good