BALZAC (Honoré de). La Peau de chagrin. Paris, Charles Gosselin, Urbain Canel, 1831. 2 volumes in-8, long-grained bottle-green half-maroquin with corners, richly decorated spine, cover and spine, slipcase (V. Champs). Sought-after first edition. "It was from this work that Balzac became M. de Balzac" (Carteret). On the frontispieces, two vignettes by Tony Johannot wood-engraved by Porret. A very fine copy, finely bound. From the Henry Blumenfeld-Sciama library, with bookplate. Carteret, I, 60 - Clouzot, 12.