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First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt double compartments, black paper boards with surface abrasions, corners slightly bumped, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges, modest contemporary binding.
Preface by Eugène Sue followed by letters addressed to the author by MM. Béranger, Victor Hugo, Léon Gozlan...
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece as well as 12 plates.
Printed stamps on the first endpaper and title page, a manuscript library classification note on the first endpaper.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Half chocolate moiré paper boards, smooth spine faded with gilt double fillets, corners slightly bumped without gravity.
Some foxing. Rare.