First edition.
Head of collection, bound in a single volume, from No. 1 of June 1880 to No. 20 of January 1882. Issues No. 13 (June 1881), 14 (July 1881) and 19 (December 1881) are lacking. Bradel binding, full caramel cloth with smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron and the author's gilt cipher at foot, with fir-colored sheep title label.
Inscribed by the review's director, Francis Maratuech, to Jules Clarétie, on the first page of issue No. 1.
Jules Clarétie's copy, as evidenced by the inscription, the cipher on the spine of the binding, and the watermark on one of the endpapers. Head and foot rubbed, surface wear to title label, a stain on the first cover, handsome interior condition.
Contributors: Francis Maratuech, Mary des Arneaux, Charles Deloncle, Charles Buet, Ernest Challamel, Germain Picard. Contributions by Frédéric Mistral, Victor Billaud, Joseph Roux, Albert Savine, Emile and René Fage, Gustave Guiches.
The review published poems, short stories, literary studies, chronicles, literary and artistic criticism. It showed great interest in regional literature (tales and legends of Limousin, Quercy and Béarn), the provincial literary movement (followed through "neighboring" or "friendly" reviews), and Spanish literature (studies and translations by Albert Savine).