Honoré de Balzac / Rudolf Brettschneider (translation) / Julius Zimpel (illustrations) - Der Succubus – Honoré de Balzac / Rudolf Brettschneider (translation) - 1920-1920

Der Succubus – Honoré de Balzac / Rudolf Brettschneider (translation) / Julius Zimpel (illustrations)

Wien [Vienna] / Prag [Prague] / Leipzig: Verlag Ed. Strache, 1920. 102 pages. 23cm x 17.5cm. Custom-made full leather binding with black stamped decoration and lettering on the front board, stamped frames on both boards, stamped decorated spine with 5 raised bands, red top edge, and printed endpapers. Limited and numbered edition of only 530 copies of this illustrated novella from Balzac, this being No. 53. Beautifully illustrated with 6 original black and white wood engravings by Julius Zimpel. Printed in black and red.
Slight rubbing, bumping, wear, and some scratching to the boards and spine. Very little smudging and spotting throughout. The text and illustrations are clear, the paper is crisp, and the binding is solid. Overall, a very handsome copy in very good+ condition.