25.4 x 16.7 cm. 101 pages. With 7 signed original etchings by Walther Klemm, one of which serves as a title vignette. Vermillion original morocco binding with spine title and blue inlaid cover signet, filet gilt, gold and silver bronzed endpapers, and gilt head edges. In original slipcase. (Binding: Otto Dorfner). - The most beautiful German publication of Balzac's story. The text first appeared in 1834 in "Scenes from Parisian Life." A leisurely, pretty boy encounters an initially unknown attractive young woman, the "Girl with the Golden Eyes," during his strolls. For the bored pretty boy, the conquest of this young woman is just another challenge. Magnificently bound in morocco by Otto Dorfner. One of 100 numbered copies. Immaculately preserved. - Sennewald 24.1