COMPASS (L-H.). LES ETRANGLEURS DU BENGALE (1899), Sans-le-sou chez les Fakirs. E. Flammarion. 408 pages. Illustrations by Clérice. Grand in-8. Green morocco, inlaid on both plates with a large snakeskin, as well as a snakeskin scroll framing the plates, back and plates decorated with gold fillets and garland of leaves, red morocco title piece, beautiful gilt frieze of frame on counter plate and red mosaic fleurons in corners, double silver moire guard and combed paper, gilt head, untrimmed. Amazing and rare binding signed by Dartus.

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