[GOLD-EMBOSSED]. BALZAC (Honoré de). The Humorous Tales Collected in the Abbeys of Touraine and Brought to Light by Monsieur de Balzac for the Amusement of Pantagruelists and No Others. Paris, Garnier Frères, Booksellers-Publishers, n.d. [circa 1865]. In-8°, red half-maroquin with corner caps, double gilt fillet bordering the covers, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed (contemporary binding). “Eighth edition” 425 illustrations by Gustave DORÉ. “One of the most remarkable and sought-after illustrated books of the period” (Parran, 21).