{"product_id":"soviet-russian-book-1964-honore-de-balzac-the-wild-ass-s-skin-vilnius-lithuania-ussr","title":"Soviet Russian Book 1964 Honoré de Balzac The Wild Ass’s Skin Vilnius Lithuania USSR","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eAuthentic 1964 Soviet edition of \u003cem data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eThe Wild Ass’s Skin\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eШагреневая кожа\u003c\/em\u003e) by Honoré de Balzac, published in Vilnius by the State Publishing House of Fiction of the Lithuanian SSR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eOne of the central philosophical novels of Balzac’s monumental \u003cem data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"373\"\u003eLa Comédie humaine\u003c\/em\u003e, the story explores ambition, desire, destiny, and the destructive cost of human wishes through the mystical symbolism of a magical piece of shagreen leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"807\"\u003eThis Russian-language Baltic Soviet edition reflects the rich publishing culture of the Lithuanian SSR during the mid-20th century. The volume features a classic portrait frontispiece of Balzac together with an elegant textured blue hardcover decorated with gold embossing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1iz91iu\" data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"825\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pmcvvd\" data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eClassic Soviet-era Russian edition of Balzac’s famous novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"oy554k\" data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"938\"\u003ePart of \u003cem data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"921\"\u003eLa Comédie humaine\u003c\/em\u003e literary cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3hmbry\" data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"979\"\u003ePublished in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1f1q8me\" data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eIncludes portrait illustration of Honoré de Balzac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pcnvd3\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003eAttractive textured hardcover with gold stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"4h1um8\" data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eItem Specifics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tsf4f\" data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eAuthor: Honoré de Balzac (Оноре де Бальзак)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1idglm9\" data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003eThe Wild Ass’s Skin\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eШагреневая кожа\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rwqhsm\" data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003ePublisher: State Publishing House of Fiction of the Lithuanian SSR, Vilnius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pqk9m7\" data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eYear Published: 1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11fqs9t\" data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eLanguage: Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l8notf\" data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13ya3j7\" data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003ePages: 256\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l3aqs7\" data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003eContents: \u003cem data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eWoman Without a Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eAgony\u003c\/em\u003e, Epilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eGood vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003eThe textured blue hardcover shows light shelf wear consistent with age while retaining clear gold lettering and decorative finish. 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