Études de moeurs au XIX. siècle
Publisher: Madame Charles-Béchet
Published: 1834
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 12
Other titles: Scènes de la vie privée.; Scènes de la vie de province.; Scènes de la vie parisienne.
Notes: Binder's title: Oeuvres de M. de Balzac, 1-12, 1.-3. sér.

Covers of v. 1-2, 9-12 have imprint "... Madame Charles-Béchet, éditeur ... et chez mm. Ed. Legrand et J. Bergounioux, acquéreurs de la maison de commission de mme. Charles-Béchet ..."; v. 3-4, "... Werdet, libraire-éditeur ...". Vols. 1-2, 9 & 12 are dated 1835; v. 3-4, 1838; v. 10-11, 1834.

First collected edition; in this set t.-p. of v. 1 has "premier volume avec une introduction ... par m. Félix Davin" (some copies have "premier volume."); v. 3 is a late issue with cover dated 1838; v. 4 is dated 1837 (the original printing for this ed. is dated 1834); in v. 9 line 16 of p. 339 ends "Camille pourra" (in another setting it ends "Camille").

Vol. 5 contains the first edition of Eugénie Grandet.

Imperfect: v. 5-8 wanting.

Original printed tan wrappers to each vol. preserved; advts. on p. [4] of each wrapper & [4] p. at end of v. 2; bound in half red morocco & marbled boards.
Table of contents: title: [t. 1-4] Scènes de la vie privée.; title: [t. 5-8] Scènes de la vie de province.; title: [t. 9-12] Scènes de la vie parisienne.; title: Title from half-title; each vol. has also special t.-p. with imprint. Vols. 1-2, 9, 12 have imprints dated 1835; v. 3 , 10-11, 1834; v. 4 has imprint of Werdet dated 1837. Special title-pages of v. 2-3 include "Troisième édition ..."