Le Monde illustré, journal hebdomadaire. Tome IX, second semestre complet 1861. Du n°221 du 6 juillet 1861 au n°246 du 28 décembre 1861

First edition.
Half blue sheep binding, corners slightly bumped, edges scuffed, boards lightly sunned, headcaps damaged, publisher's binding and spine decorated in blind.
Volume complete with its title page for the volume; each issue contains eight pages.
Contributions by Gustave Aimard, Joseph Doucet, Alexandre Dumas, Paul Féval and Méry among others, drawings by Cham, Gustave Doré and Edmond Morin notably.
Review illustrated with numerous full-page black and white engravings, as well as several double-page spreads.
Le Monde illustré is a weekly news journal published from 1847 to 1940 and from 1945 to 1956, directed notably by Paul Dalloz and Charles Yriarte. From its launch Le Monde illustré secured the collaboration of authors and artists such as Alexandre Dumas, Paul Féval, Théophile Gautier, George Sand, Cham, Gustave Doré...