Le Courrier Littéraire 1876-1877

First edition.
First of collection, two volumes bound in one, complete first year of publication, from issue no. 1 of March 10, 1876 to no. 24 of February 25, 1877. Continuous pagination in each of the two volumes.
Half-vellum binding in cream, smooth spine, black shagreen title and volume labels, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Copy from the André Vasseur collection bearing his bookplate.
Spine soiled, some marginal foxing, otherwise rare and handsome copy.
Contributions by: André Lemoyne, André Lefèvre, Charles Bigot, Jules Levallois, Célestin Hippeau, Marc Monnier, François Coppée, Gabriel Monod, among others.
The journal published sections on "Literary Fortnight" and "Dramatic Bulletin," covering the history and current events of literature and theater, "Studies" devoted to a particular work or author, "Correspondence" from the rest of Europe, a "Periodicals Bulletin" listing a selection of French and European publications, as well as an extensive "Bibliography" presenting contemporary works covering fields as varied as Poetry, the Novel, History, the Arts, Geography, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Literary Criticism, and the Sciences.