François le champi

Rare and much sought-after first edition (cf. Clouzot), published at the correct date of 1850, with some unsold copies later reissued by the same publisher in 1852.
Bradel bindings in full bottle-green boards decorated with blind-stamped floral motifs, brown morocco title labels, bookplates pasted on the pastedowns.
A small paper loss at the foot of the final page of the second volume without any loss of text, a few occasional spots of foxing.
A very rare and handsome copy, elegantly bound strictly contemporaneous with the publication.