first edition
1898 · Paris
by Pelletan, Edouard, editor.
Paris: Edouard Pelletan, 1898. First edition. Acceptable. 26 cm; 276 pages, [16] pages ads, and [28] leaves en-suite of text illustrations by Henri Bellery-Desfontaines. Text printed in red and black. Text gatherings loose in paper wraps printed in red and black, as issued; suite of extra plates in separate envelope; the entire package presented in printed board chemise with silk ties. Gatherings unopened; plates variously foxed at edges; envelope containing plates quite yellowed; chemise renewed along backstrip and joints.
First appearance of the annual that galvanized the social network of fin-de-siècle Paris bibliophiles. Contributors of fiction and essays included Anatole France (on Antisemitism), Octave Mirbeau, Jules Lemaitre, and many others. The publication endured for six years. (Inventory #: 5975)
First appearance of the annual that galvanized the social network of fin-de-siècle Paris bibliophiles. Contributors of fiction and essays included Anatole France (on Antisemitism), Octave Mirbeau, Jules Lemaitre, and many others. The publication endured for six years. (Inventory #: 5975)