Le Monde illustré, journal hebdomadaire. Tome XXVI, premier semestre complet 1870. Du n°664 du 1er janvier 1870 au n°688 du 18 juin 1870

First edition.
Half brown cloth binding, corners slightly bumped, spine and headcaps torn, publisher's binding. Volume complete with its volume title page.
Contributions by Théophile Gautier, Alexandre Dumas and Charles Yriarte notably, drawings by Gustave Doré and Edmond Morin among others.
Magazine illustrated with numerous full-page black and white engravings.
Le Monde illustré was a weekly news magazine published from 1847 to 1940 and from 1945 to 1956, it was 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...