Le Monde illustré, journal hebdomadaire. Tome XXXIV, premier semestre complet 1874. Du n°873 du 3 janvier 1874 au n°898 du 27 juin 1874

First edition.
Complete volume with its tome cover page; each issue contains eight pages.
Contributions by Amédée Achard, Eugène Muller, Champfleury, François Coppée, Paul Féval and Charles Yriarte notably, drawings by Gustave Doré and Cham in particular, engravings by Chapon and Méaulle among others.
Review illustrated with numerous full-page black and white engravings, some double-page engravings, as well as a large folding plate.
Le Monde illustré is a weekly news journal 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...