Madame Sourdis

Edition with some parts in first edition of this posthumous collection of short stories. One of 115 numbered copies on Holland paper, after 30 on Japon impérial.
The collection contains 8 stories: Madame Sourdis, L'attaque du moulin, Une victime de la réclame, Voyage circulaire, Une farce ou Bohèmes en villégiature, Comment on se marie, Trois guerres, Angéline ou la maison hantée.
Only three of these texts had appeared in bookshops during his lifetime: L'attaque du moulin (Les soirées de Médan, 1880); Une farce (Anthologie contemporaine des écrivains français et belges, 1888); Trois guerres (Bagatelles, 1892).
Half bronze green shagreen morocco binding with havana morocco corners. Spine with 2 raised bands decorated with a floral composition of several tools. Red straight-grained morocco title label. Spine slightly and uniformly faded. One corner rubbed. Light rubbing to one border, at head. Handsome copy with immaculate paper.
Covers and spine preserved. Copy as issued, uncut, with its quires of different dimensions.