Paris

First edition, printed clandestinely.
Two tears to head and foot of spine neatly repaired, handsome copy.

Edition gathering numerous unpublished texts by several authors: Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Jules Janin, Charles Nodier, Schiller, etc.
Strictly contemporary Romantic binding in full cherry calf, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets, blind fleurons, a gilt arabesque at center, gilt dentelles at head and foot, boards framed with a black fillet, a wide floral dentelle stamped in blind and gilt corner ornaments, gilt dentelle framing the doublures, headcaps and board edges highlighted with gilt roulette, all edges gilt.
The work is illustrated with eight plates after T. Lawrence, J. Boaden, J. Wood, J. Martin, E. F. Pastorini, J. Hayes, J. P. Davis...