Gustave-Amable PREVOST

Illustrated edition with 12 hors-texte watercolors as well as 225 vignettes and ornaments by Maurice Leloir.
Half blue morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Champs.
Some foxing.
Preface by Guy de Maupassant.

First edition with no mention of deluxe paper copies.
Publisher's binding in full pine green boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt typographical motifs, date at foot, front cover richly illustrated with gilt reproduction of Evreux monuments, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Work illustrated with 15 heliogravure plates hors texte by P. Dujardin after photographs by Paul Robert and from the collection of historic monuments.
Very fresh binding.
Handsome interior condition without any foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies on Ingres paper.
Spine faded, foxing to endpapers, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Rare.