First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some tears to leading edges, top edge gilt.
Some rubbing to joints, a discoloration mark to margin of front board, boards marginally browned, some light foxing to interior, the first three leaves tending to detach.
Numerous contributions including those by Alphonse Daudet, Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, Anatole France, Léon Cladel, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Arène, Paul Nadar, François Coppée, Maurice Rollinat, Jules Troubat, André Gill, Georges Rodenbach, Emmanuel Des Essarts...
Rare complete third year.