Henry BECQUE

First edition.
Front cover marginally soiled, some foxing.

First collected edition.
Bradel bindings in brown half morocco with corners, smooth lightened spines, black morocco title labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, covers and spines preserved, bindings signed by Kaufmann.
Handsome set.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments, double gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, numerous scuffs on boards, rubbed edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Autograph inscription signed by Henry Becque to the "formidable and astute critic of Le Figaro".
Provenance: from the library of Georges Van Parys with his bookplate pasted on verso of front board.

first edition.
Binding rubbed in half chocolate sheepskin, smooth back decorated with double boxes and cold fillets, leveled upper caps, gilded initials in tail, Contemporary binding.
Copy free of freckles.
Autograph signed by Henry Becque to Adrien Bernheim.

First edition printed in 1000 copies on Angoulême laid paper, the only issue with 4 on Holland paper.
A small tear at the foot of one joint.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine slightly cracked.