BALZAC Honoré de. Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau, parfumeur. Paris, publisher, 1838; 2 vol. in-8 of 354-[6] pp. ; [6]-237-[5] pp. half red morocco with corners, gilt fillets, very ornate spines, gilt heads, untrimmed (Pagnant). First edition of one of Balzac's most famous novels, complete with the Malheurs et aventures de César Birotteau avant sa naissance by Edouard Ourliac, the errata and the announcement leaf Œuvres de M. de Balzac. A fine copy bound by Pagnant, one of the finest craftsmen of the early 20th century.