Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY.
Le Chevalier des Touches. Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1864.
In-12 of (2) ff, 282 pp, (1) f. of table : half tobacco leather à la Bradel with corners, smooth spine, entirely untrimmed, green paper cover and spine kept (modern binding).
First edition. No copies were printed on large paper.
The novel, dedicated to the author's father, pays tribute to an unfortunate hero of the Chouans war. "This book gave me the shivers", said Anatole France of this nostalgic story.
A perfectly established copy, complete with its fragile covers.
Attached, from the same :
Ce qui ne meurt pas. Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1884.
In-12, half tobacco leather with corners, spine ribbed and decorated, untrimmed, gilt head, covers and spine kept (P.-L. Martin).
First edition. A very nice copy.
