Vermorel

First edition. Bibliothèque des chemins de fer. Quite rare. The novel had previously appeared as a serial in the Moniteur universel from March to May 1857.
Half brown morocco binding with corners signed Vermorel on the first endleaf, circa 1890. Original wrappers preserved. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly faded. Light rubbing. Blue stamp on title page: Ministère de l'intérieur. Colportage. Handsome copy, uncut and entirely free of foxing.
In a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, a young English lord and an archaeologist discover the mummy of a young girl of striking beauty. Near her, a papyrus tells her story... Gautier created, for the purposes of his novel, a new literary genre, the...

First collected edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, binding signed by Vermorel.
Very rare and handsome copy of this edition planned and conceived by Charles Péguy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half fir-green morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine (glued to an endpaper) preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Handsome interior condition free from foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies mentioned.
Bradel binding in half old rose cloth with corners, smooth spine faded and decorated with a gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of pink and gilt paper with moiré effect, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Handsome copy.

first edition.
Binding blue half morocco with corners, back with five nerves decorated with gold set with double gilded coffered decorated in their centers dotted parts sand and red morocco mosaic depicting a flower pistil and enriched with gold typographical grounds in their petals, framing gilded nets on marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, elegant contemporary binding signed Vermorel.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated Henry Kistemaeckers to actress Madeleine Bouvier, wife of Henri Daniel-Rops Petiot alias: "To my lovely interpètre tomorrow (and after ...) Madeleine Danielrops (sic) until something...

The first edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Bradel binding in half mouse-grey cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, marbled paper boards, pink paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Work illustrated with a photographic frontispiece.
Preface by Octave Gréard.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half turquoise cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, hazel shagreen title-label with minor scuffs, marbled paper boards, pink and gilt endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, binding signed by Vermorel.
Concerning Guy de Maupassant, Puvis de Chavannes, Jean Richepin, Yvette Guilbert... Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half hazelnut morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing traces, date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Author's name misspelled in the title compartment.

First edition printed in very small numbers on laid paper.
Half sky-blue cloth binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, date at foot, navy shagreen title label, original wrappers preserved, one upper corner very slightly bumped, binding signed by Vermorel.
Rare.

Edition partly original from which it was not drawn from large papers.
Binding in half heartache cherry, back with five nerves, date in tail, boards of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of paper in the tank, preserved covers and back, golden head, Contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Our copy is enriched with an autograph letter of 4 pages, glued on the cover page with two small pieces of scotch tape, from Noémie Renan, sister of Ernest, to a 'dear master' in particular about the commemorations which will surround the centenary of the birth of Ernest Renan.
Pleasant copy free from freckles.