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Droll Stories collected from the Abbeys of Touraine

Author Honoré de Balzac French
Illustrator Gustave Doré French
Publisher Published London by John Camden Hotten British
1874 (?)
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Object Information
  • Title: Droll Stories collected from the Abbeys of Touraine
  • Author: Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris)
  • Illustrator: Gustave Doré (French, Strasbourg 1832–1883 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published London by John Camden Hotten (British, Clerkenwell 1832–1873 Hampstead)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1874 (?)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 in. (20.3 x 12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. & Mrs. Sidney S. Piken, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.625.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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