First illustrated edition with 85 drawings by Benett, including one colored map hors-texte and 12 chromotypographs, GU catalogue in fine. Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé", spine with lighthouse, second cover type Lenègre e, with blind roundel on black background. Light traces of depigmentation on spine, fresh interior, without foxing. Novel inspired by the work of Dickens, in which Ptit bonhomme, an orphan of miserable condition, in Ireland, experiences setbacks and torments before succeeding as a merchant.