BALZAC (H. de). OEUVRES COMPLETES. Paris, Houssiaux, 1855-58. 20 vol. in-8, fawn half-calf, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Textual reprint of the Furne edition, augmented by a notice by Georges Sand, a portrait of Balzac and 3 volumes (volumes XVIII, XIX and XX). The illustrations include a frontispiece portrait of the author by Berthall and 138 hors-texte engravings (154 according to Vicaire I, 246). Volumes II, IV, X and XIX are dated 1858. Scattered brown spots.