Jacques-Arsène-François-Polycarpe ANCELOT

Fourth edition.
Half green Russia morocco bindings with small corners, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, single gilt fillet framing the green paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, yellow edges, contemporary bindings.
Pen ownership inscription on endpapers.
Some minor foxing.
Rare.

First edition of this vaudeville comedy in one act.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with two small gilt floral motifs, one joint cracked at head and foot, marbled paper boards, edges showing traces of rubbing, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Maurice Clouard with his bookplate.