Paris

first edition.
Binding pine green half morocco with corners, evenly spent smooth back with a gold decorated with floral motifs cartrouche e (t of pellets mosaiced brown morocco, gilt tail date coaching gilded nets on marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, preserved covers, bookplate pasted on a contreplat, the time of Charles Lanoë signed binding.
Bel autograph signed Georges Esparbès: "In March Chief Oscar Méténier to the writer, the friend, his subordinate, Corporal G. Esparbès."
Illustrated by Adolphe Willette coverage.

First edition on ordinary paper
A superb and sober black morocco binding by Semet & Plumelle, spine in six compartments, gilt date at foot of spine, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, gilt dentelle frame inside covers, gilt fillet to edges of boards, all edges gilt, covers preserved, slipcase edged with morocco and with marbled paper boards, lined with brown felt
Ink ex dono to head of upper preserved cover
A fine copy elegantly bound by Semet & Plumelle.

first edition.
Binders full morocco chocolate brown, back with five nerves, gilded dates tails, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, framing sevenfold nets gilded on contreplats, preserved covers, all edges gilt, elegant signed bindings Conil-Septier.
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to V. Pair.
Sources: libraries Pair V., A. Neuville and another unidentified bibliophile with their bookplate pasted on the inside cover of the first volume.
Beautiful copy fully established.

First edition of some parts, falsely stated the sixth.
With a frontispiece portrait of Arthur Rimbaud by Henri Fantin-Latour.
Three tiny tears without lack to head and foot of spine, a good copy.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on vellum, with 10 single draw China, Japan and 30 out of 30 trade.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Abel Hermant Claude Farrère: "... excellent French writer, his admirer and friend ..."
Book illustrated with a frontispiece and vignettes engraved on wood by Alfred Latour.
Guards slightly shaded, nice copy.

With original woodcuts by Hermann-Paul, one of 120 numbered copies on China paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 220 numbered copies on Montval paper, the only printing with 25 on Japan paper and 20 hors commerce copies.
With original woodcuts by Hermann-Paul.
Endpapers slightly sunned, a good copy.

First edition, one of 929 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives paper.
With original illustrations by Maxime Dethomas.
A good copy.

First edition illustrated with more than 1000 plates.
A good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists, review copy.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by André Germain Jean Denoël: "... in remembrance of the kind complicity of the Rue des Saint-Peres and pleasure of this unexpected meeting ..."
A pale wetting at the foot of the first guard, boards marginally insolated, yellowed paper as often.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A discreet note in ink to head of first free endpaper.
A good copy.

First edition.
Grey cloth, black shagreen title label, ex-libris pasted onto a pastedown, covers and spine preserved.

Collective Edition, one of the 350 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies after 110 taxed back.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Léon-Paul Fargue Marguerite Quintin "these green tales" and these nightmares ... scientists ... "

First edition of the French translation by Jules Janin.
Binders full glossy red calf, back with four nerves set with ornate golden dotted double gilded nets and gilded boxes decorated with golden typographical reasons, two split bits and restored heads and feet, wheels on golden headdresses, supervision of a wide gold lace and a lace cold stamped on the boards, gilded with gold initials hit the centers of plates, nets gilded on the cuts, framing a golden lace on contreplats, guards and contreplats paper to the bowl, gilt edges, upper corners very lightly bumped, beautiful bindings then signed Lebrun.
Signed autograph of her dear Jules Janin Massol, "... I ask you to keep...