R. Pornin & Cie

First edition and first printing of the illustrations by Tony Johannot, Paul Gavarni and Jean Gigoux.
Half chocolate brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with gilt typographical motifs set within double gilt compartments, gilt date at foot, gilt friezes at head and foot, gilt fillet frame on pebbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, handsome romantic covers and spine (lined and with slight lacks of no importance at head and foot) preserved, elegant binding signed David.
Occasional foxing.
Handsome copy perfectly executed.

Illustrated edition with 3 out-of-text engravings.
Publisher's signed romantic black cloth binding by Lenègre, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt and polychrome ornamentation, covers with frames of fillets and arabesques in blind, front cover enhanced with gilt and polychrome architectural decoration, large gilt and polychrome ornament on lower cover, edges gilt.
Some stains on covers, small lacks of cloth at foot, occasional foxing.
Handsome copy of this collection of moral tales in its romantic cloth binding.

First edition.
Full glazed fir calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques with a restored tear at head, joints cracked at head and foot, minor rubbing to spine, upper headcaps missing, single gilt fillet border on boards stamped with a large romantic arabesque in blind, scuffing to boards, corners bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges to cuts, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Work illustrated with 3 plates outside the text including the frontispiece.
Occasional light foxing, a small ink stain of no consequence on page 3.