Huser

First edition on ordinary paper, without edition statement, bearing the correct colophon dated 30 November 1918.

The 128 deluxe paper copies would only be issued six months later, during the summer of 1919.

Light spotting to the margins of the endleaves, small l and a faint dampstain to the title page and following leaves, a bluish stain to the margins of pp. 339-340 inherent to the quality of the paper.

Bound in contemporary half forest-green morocco over corners, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, gilt date at foot, cat’s-eye patterned paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed...

Very rare and highly sought-after first edition according to Clouzot, for which no copies on large paper were issued.

Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt rolls on headcaps, inner dentelle border on off-white morocco pastedowns enhanced with a red morocco mosaic fillet and quintuple gilt fillets, the fillet and quintuple gilt fillets interlacing at corners, gilt fillet border on turn-ins, ivory watered silk endpapers, iron-grey wrappers and spine preserved (Clouzot notes two states of wrappers: iron-grey - the rarer - and bluish-grey), all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on board edges, half red morocco slipcase with bands, spine with five raised bands...

The rare first edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Superb brown morocco by Huser, spine in six compartments, date gilt at foot, gilt roulettes to head- and tail- pieces, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, large gilt dentelle frame to pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, double gilt fillet to edges of covers, all edges gilt, ex libris to pastedown, slipcase edged in brown morocco, marbled paper boards, lined with cream-colored felt.
Autograph inscription from Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle to Alphonse Toussenel.
A fine copy in a magnificent binding by Huser.