Author: GONCOURT, Edmond and Jules de:
Title: Germinie Lacerteux. With 10 etchings by Louis Jean Muller, after (Pierre Georges) Jeanniot.
Description: Paris, Maison Quantin, 1886, in-4to, XIX + (1) + 294 p. + 2 leaves, leather exlibris with devise: Stephanus Semper and name: Ex-Libris Noe de Salvert, H.-Leather, green morocco, large coins, spine with ornements, fine binding signed L. (Louis) Guetant (Binder in Lyon, first part of XXth century). Spine slightly discoloured. ¶ "Les Chefs-d'oeuvre du roman contemporain." First illustrated edition. This novel by the Goncourt brothers was first published in 1864. It depicts the unfortunate life of a poor servant girl. Marbled-paper flyleaves, in all fine untrimmed copy. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Carteret I, 355; Vicaire II, 349 and III, 1049; Thieme/Becker XXV, 242.

Keywords: french literature litterature-francaise illustrations, illustrations, illustrated illustré Jeanniot, Pierre Muller, Louis Jean