Droll Stories — Honoré de Balzac, illustrated by Mervyn Peake (Folio Society, 1961)

Description

The Folio Society's 1961 edition of Balzac's Droll Stories (Les Contes Drolatiques), 'collected in the monasteries of Touraine', translated into modern English by Alec Brown and illustrated with drawings by Mervyn Peake. Woven linen boards with a brown geometric motif, in the original blue slipcase. A collectable illustrated edition. Second-hand, in good vintage condition.