Le Monde illustré, journal hebdomadaire. Tome XXII, premier semestre complet 1868. Du n°560 du 4 janvier 1868 au n°585 du 27 juin 1868

First edition.
Half aqua green cloth binding, covers scuffed, publisher's binding. Complete volume with its title page; each issue contains eight pages.
Contributions by Gustave Aimard, Paul Féval and Charles Yriarte notably, illustrations by Cham, Gustave Doré and Edmond Morin among others.
Journal illustrated with numerous full-page engravings in black and white, some double-page 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...