Ecole buissonnière

First edition, printed on laid paper.

Contemporary bottle green half shagreen binding, spine faded, with five raised bands framed by black fillets and adorned with gilt lyres, some rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt top edge.

Frontispiece portrait of Camille Saint-Saëns.

Inscribed and signed by Camille Saint-Saëns to A. Lasserre, inspector at the Opéra Garnier.