Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1839, 2e semestre)

First edition.
One bound volume, collecting the 36 issues from the second semester of 1839, twelfth year of publication of the review. Continuous pagination within the volume.
Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine decorated with four false raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels.
Complete copy, except for the announced engravings.
Copy from the André Vasseur collection bearing his bookplate.
Small scuffs on the spine and headcaps, gilding partially faded, front board joint cracked at head, corners rubbed, some scattered foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition for this rare example of a general review from the early 19th century.
Contributions by Charles de Bernard, Alexandre Dumas, Théophile Gautier, Léon Gozlan, Guizot, Arsène Houssaye, Victor Hugo, Jules Janin, Alphonse Karr, Lamartine, Georges Sand, Jules Sandeau, Stendhal, among others.
Appearing every five days, the review was interested in literature as well as sciences, fine arts, and social customs. It published mainly historical chronicles, travel accounts, and society pieces about France or foreign countries, stories and novellas, or sections devoted to theater, fashion, court news, and miscellaneous facts, most often reprinted from other newspapers of the period.