The Country Doctor, by Honoré de Balzac

         Little, Brown,  1900    

This seems to be a spine-only design! Although it is signed in the lower right, this design appears on a copy with NO cover design. The floral look of the spine recalls elements of the "Court Memoir" series. (My thanks to Stuart Walker of the Boston Public Library for this image.)  The same design may appear on a number of other Balzac title, such as Balzac's Letters to Madame Hanska, shown below.

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