Le Monde illustré, journal hebdomadaire. Tome VI, premier semestre complet 1860. Du n°145 du 7 janvier 1860 au n°168 du 30 juin 1860

First edition.
Half blue sheep binding, corners bumped, headcaps torn, covers scuffed, publisher's binding. Volume complete with its title page.
Contributions by Paul Féval, Théophile Gautier ("Le Baptême de la Neva") and Méry among others.
Magazine illustrated with numerous full-page black and white engravings.
Le Monde illustré was 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...