LE VINGTIÉME SIÈCLE, ROMAN D'UNE PARISIENNE D'APRÈS-DEMAIN. Neuvième Édition. Illustrée par l'auteur. Paris: E. Dentu, Éditeur. Librairie de la Societé des Gens de Lettres, n.d. [1883]. Small octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-425 [426-428: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Robida plus other drawings in text, rebound in contemporary quarter brown polished calf and marbled boards, spine panel lettered and elaborately tooled in gold, speckled edges, marbled endpapers. Later edition. Accodring to some authorities, this small octavo edition was published concurrently with the quarto edition published in 1883 by Georges Decaux, a small Parisian publisher specializing in illustrated magazines. A fine copy. A charming edition of this classic with plates that differ from those found in the quarto edition. (#165302).
Price: $250.00
"Neuvième ÉDITION" on title page.