Eugenie Grandet.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Balzac’s short novel, later revised to be included in his ambitious project, La Comédie humaine. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and floral detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with hand-colored illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator René ben Sussan on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 511. In fine condition. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage. Introduction by Richard Aldington. Illustrated by René ben Sussan.