Georges MONTORGUEIL

Illustrated edition with color images by Job.
Publisher's full grey cloth binding, smooth spine, first cover illustrated with a polychrome plate depicting a battle scene, endpapers and pastedowns of blue paper marginally discolored without gravity, red edges, signed binding by Engel.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, some light interior foxing.
Handsome copy presented in original wrappers as issued.
Literary contributions by André Ibels, Georges d'Esparbès, Georges Montorgueil.
Work illustrated by Henri-Gabriel Ibels who also illustrated the cover.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full blue percaline, smooth unlettered spine, beveled boards, front cover illustrated with a large composition by Job on a plate made by Engel, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns.
One endpaper with a fold and very light adhesive paper residue, light discoloration to second cover
Handsome copy.
Work decorated with full-page illustrations by Job.

First edition printed with 200 copies on vellum, illustrated with a frontispiece and 12 colour intaglio engraved plates by Willette, printed in bistre in the text and in colour for the insets by Vigna-Vigneron, comprising the frontispiece in 7 versions including 4 for the decomposition of the colour and 12 insets in 2 versions, that is black and white and colour.

Bound in pale pink suede, spine in two false compartments, multicoloured patchwork garland glued to the boards, comb-patterned endpapers, shimmering covers and spine preserved, all leaves have been mounted on guards, brown cloth slipcase, binding signed D. M. and dated 2015.

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Edition illustrated with in-text illustrations in black by Louis Le Riverend and Paul Steck as well as three out-of-text watercolors in color by Edward Loevy.
Publisher's polychrome cardboard binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and silver ornament, beveled boards, front board enhanced with a large illustration, all edges gilt.
Endpapers tending to slightly pull away.

First edition, one of four copies on grand japon imperial paper, deluxe printing, ours unnumbered. Illustrated with photographs by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont in heliotype.
Publisher's full cardboard chemise, blue-silver stamped decoration on front cover, endpapers with Japanese-style cloth motifs, corners slightly bumped, most ties missing, covers with light marginal stains.
Superb copy on japon paper of these tableaux of Parisian life during the Belle Époque, through the lens of Gervais Courtellemont, with commentary by Georges Montorgueil.

First edition on fine edition paper, only 50 copies printed on Japan paper.
Cover and illustrations by Henri Boutet.
Covers slightly soiled, very handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
With a photographic portrait of H. Murger by Nadar as frontispiece.
Spine sunned, otherwise handsome copy.