Vintage 1930’s edition in a great shape! There is a slight separation of the back cover which I have shown in the photos. Droll Stories by Honore de Balzac Illustrated by Gustave Dore Published by The Bibliophilist Society, London Droll Stories (Contes Drolatiques) is a grouping of short stories written in the 1800s by author Honore de Balzac. It is notable for its commentary upon French society of the time, its wordplay, and "good-humoured licentiousness.