Balzac (Jean Louis Guez de) The Letters of Mounsieur de Balzac. Translated into English, according to the last edition, translated by William Tirwhyt, engraved portrait frontispiece (not called for), woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, D1 small chip at head, affecting rule and small part of 1 letter of headline, O4 orange crayon trials to outer margin, Tt4 lower corner trimmed, just touching catchword, final index f. ink stained (text legible), both index ff. little frayed at outer margin, water-stained, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, richly gilt spine in compartments and with new to style red leather label, corners of lower cover worn, rubbed, [STC 12453], Printed by I[ohn] N[orton] and are to be sold by W. Edmonds, and I. Colby, at their shops, at the signe of the Crowne, and holy-Lambe neere Ludgate, 1638.

⁂ Rare in commerce.

Provenance: 'Nic. Balle' (2 17th century signatures to verso of portrait); '?Nath. Cooper' (17th century signature to head of title); Sir Frederick Rogers, Bt. (18th century ink signature to title); Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bt. (engraved armorial bookplate).