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Exploration of Honesty and Theft
Exploration of Honesty and Theft
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Exploration of Honesty and Theft

Original title : BALZAC Code des gens honnêtes, Paillet (Léon), Voleurs et volés EO

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BALZAC, H. de. Code des gens honnêtes. Paris: Librairie Nouvelle, 1855, 92 x 150 mm; 128 pp.; half-leather binding, spine missing. A preface note indicates that “This work by Mr. H. de Balzac was done in collaboration with Mr. Horace Raisson.” This book, one of Balzac's early works, was first published by Barba in 1825. It reveals the author's disdain…

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BALZAC, H. de. Code des gens honnêtes. Paris: Librairie Nouvelle, 1855, 92 x 150 mm; 128 pp.; half-leather binding, spine missing. A preface note indicates that “This work by Mr. H. de Balzac was done in collaboration with Mr. Horace Raisson.” This book, one of Balzac's early works, was first published by Barba in 1825. It reveals the author's disdain for a society corrupted by money: various chapters discuss petty thefts – handkerchiefs, watches, bags, purses, pins; thefts in shops, cafes, restaurants…; various scams; and more or less forced contributions such as calls to the purse in the house of the Lord… Vicaire I,178

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 BALZAC, H. de. 
Code des gens honnêtes.
Paris: Librairie Nouvelle, 1855, 92 x 150 mm; 128 pp.; reliure demi-cuir, dos manquant.
Une note de la préface indique que “Cet ouvrage de M. H. de Balzac a été fait en collaboration avec M. Horace Raisson.” Cet ouvrage, l’une des premières œuvres de Balzac, parut pour la première fois chez Barba en 1825. On y décèle déjà la haine de l’auteur pour une société corrompue par l’argent : divers chapitres traitent des petits vols – mouchoirs, montres, sacs, bourses, épingles; des vols dans les boutiques, cafés, restaurants…; des escroqueries diverses; et des contributions plus ou moins forcées tels les appels à la bourse dans la maison du Seigneur… Vicaire I,178

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