Description
BEAUTIFUL EDITION of the major work of the Goncourt brothers illustrated with 10 compositions by Jeanniot, etched by L. Muller..
The text is preceded by the preface to the first edition and the second preface prepared for a posthumous edition, introductions considered to be the starting point of Naturalism.
A well-preserved copy, well-bound in the period.
Bound in contemporary style. Midnight blue half-chagrin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt fleurons, gilt title, gilt head, cover and spine preserved. Bookmark.