BALZAC (Honoured of). The Skin of Sorrow. Paris: Librairie nouvelle, Jaccottet, Bourdilliat et cie, 1857. - In-16, blond half calf, spine ribbed and decorated, speckled edges (contemporary binding). New edition. Good copy in contemporary binding, well preserved despite traces of rubbing on the spine. Enclosed : - BALZAC (Honoré de) . Les Fantaisies de la Gina. Unpublished short story decorated with two portraits and seven facsimiles. Paris : à la cité des livres, 1923. - In-12, paperback. First edition, forming the second title of the "Cahiers balzaciens" published by Marcel Bouteron. Edition of 562 copies; one of 500 on laid paper. Traces of dampness on the cover.