Description: La Cousine Bette, Balzac, 1900, Societe D'Editions Litteraires...., Paris. - French Language only. - this book is from the series: "complete works of H de Balzac"- original leather-covered spine.- 5.5 x 8 inches approx.; 609 pages. Encyc. Brittanica online: Cousin Bette, a novel by Honoré de Balzac, was published in 1846 as La Cousine Bette. The novel, part of Balzac’s epic series La Comèdie humaine (The Human Comedy), is considered one of his two final masterpieces. Thematically a testament to female vindictiveness, Cousin Bette recounts the story of Lisbeth Fischer, an embittered, unmarried peasant woman who hides her envy and hatred behind a mask of kindness as she attempts to ruin the Hulot family. She succeeds up to a point, but eventually the family regains its wealth through judicious and fortuitous marital and business connections. Bette herself, bitterly disappointed, sickens and dies. Condition: Good Condition for this vintage Balzac novel. Cover shows normal aging, with minimal wear to the two boards. Leather spine, on the other hand, shows considerable wear and underlying cracks in leather. Inside both boards is nice moire prints, and blank bookplate inside front. Mild or mild+ age-tanning to paper...most toward outer edges of pages. Hinges/binding are tight/strong...no spine cracks. Owner name etc. penned in front with date (1908). Inside is clean...no tears, stains, marks or creases noted. Book can be read normally, but I would use care with page edges..
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