La Vie Populaire

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated magazine publishing as serials either unpublished works or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this fin de siècle.
Half cherry-red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those by G. de Maupassant with "Mont-Oriol", P. Verlaine, A. Daudet, A. Villiers de l'Isle Adam, T. de Banville, P. Loti, E. Zola, O. Feuillet, P. Arène, P. Loti, E. & J. de Goncourt, L. Tolstoï with "Anna Karénine", A. Scholl, O. Mirbeau, E. Bergerat...
Handsome and rare set despite some minor light foxing.

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated review publishing in serial form either unpublished texts or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this end of century.
Half cherry red shagreen bindings, spine with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those of G. de Maupassant with notably the unpublished "Fort comme la mort" and also "Pierre et Jean" and "Notre coeur", E. Zola with the unpublished "La bête humaine" and also "Le voeu d'une morte" "Le rêve", "La terre" and "Une page d'amour", P. Loti with an unpublished novel "Le roman d'un enfant", J. Clarétie with an unpublished novel "Puy Joli", J. Richepin with an unpublished novel "Le cadet" and "Césarine", 2 unpublished works by H. Malot, but also A. Daudet, C. Monselet, E. Renan, L. Dierx, E. Goudeau, J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, O. Mirbeau with notably "L'abbé Jules", M. Beaubourg, C. Mendès, P. Arène, T. de Banville, F. Mistral, J. Bois, G. Courteline, J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, S. Masoch, A. Scholl, J. Gautier...
Illustrated covers with portraits of the principal contributors.
A marginal restoration at foot of page 213 of the first volume, a small lack at foot touching text on page 383 of the second, some occasional light foxing.
Handsome and rare set.

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated magazine publishing in serial form either unpublished works or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this fin de siècle period.
Half cherry red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those of F. Dostoevsky with "Crime and Punishment" and "The House of the Dead", G. de Maupassant including "Monsieur Parent", A. Villiers de l'Isle Adam, T. de Banville, P. Loti with "An Iceland Fisherman" and "The Romance of a Spahi", E. Zola, P. Arène, E. & J. de Goncourt with "Madame Gervaisis", A. Assollant, Champfleury, O. Mirbeau, E. Goudeau, E. Dujardin, C. Mendès with "Zo'har", E. Renan "L'abbesse de Jouarre"...
Handsome and rare set despite some light foxing of no consequence.

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated magazine publishing in serial form either unpublished works or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this fin de siècle period.
Half cherry red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets with minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those of G. de Maupassant, P. Verlaine, H. Ibsen, J. Lorrain, A. Daudet with notably the complete serial publication of "Port-Tarascon", H. Malot with an unpublished novel "Anie", A. Villiers de l'Isle Adam, A. France, T. de Banville, J. Richepin, E. Zola with the complete serial publication of "L'argent", P. Loti with "Suleima", G. Courteline, E. de Goncourt, Papus, G. Rodenbach, Leconte de Lisle, C. Cros...
Pictorial contributions by A. Rodin, J.P. Laurens, J.L. Forain, J.F. Raffaëlli...
Handsome and rare set despite some minor foxing of no consequence.