GOGOL, Nicolas Vassilievitch.
The dead souls. Translated from the Russian by Ernest Charrière. Paris Hachette et Compagnie, 1859; 2 volumes in-12 blond half calf with small corners, spine with four nerves decorated with cold in the inter-nerve, title page, crowned figure.
Rare first French edition.
The introductory pages of each volume contain Considérations sur Nicolas Gogol et la littérature russe, by the translator, Ernest Charrière.