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ZOLA (Émile). L'assommoir. Paris, Charpentier, 1877. In-12, [2] f., III-569 p., contemporary half-sand calf, 5-ribbed spine, green title page, gilt fleurons, trailing scroll (browning, 2 f. short margins, tear not missing from margin of last f.). Seventh volume in the Rougon-Macquart series. Edition with the same date as the original and with the correct collation, but with a 14th edition on the title. Last blank page not preserved. Autograph signed letter from Emile Zola, "to George Bastard, his devoted colleague". G. Bastard (1861-1914), historian and publicist, was notably the founder of the Gazette illustrée. Provenance: G. Bastard (ex-dono); Panos Gratsos (Greek shipowner, coll. sold in 1981, Sotheby's: ex-libris). (Carteret II, 481).

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ZOLA (Émile). L'assommoir. Paris, Charpentier, 1877. In-12, [2] f., III-569 p., contemporary half-sand calf, 5-ribbed spine, green title page, gilt fleurons, trailing scroll (browning, 2 f. short margins, tear not missing from margin of last f.). Seventh volume in the Rougon-Macquart series. Edition with the same date as the original and with the correct collation, but with a 14th edition on the title. Last blank page not preserved. Autograph signed letter from Emile Zola, "to George Bastard, his devoted colleague". G. Bastard (1861-1914), historian and publicist, was notably the founder of the Gazette illustrée. Provenance: G. Bastard (ex-dono); Panos Gratsos (Greek shipowner, coll. sold in 1981, Sotheby's: ex-libris). (Carteret II, 481).

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ZOLA (Émile). Le rêve. Paris, G. Charpentier et Cie, 1888. In-12, half red chagrin, ribbed spine, untrimmed, covers preserved without spine (Rel. moderne). First edition. One of 250 copies on Hollande, the only large paper. Spine faded. Margins dusted.

Lot 58

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

ZOLA (Émile). L'Assommoir. Paris: G. Charpentier, 1877. - In-18, 183 x 114: (2 ff.), III, 569 pp. printed cover. Jansenist brick morocco, ribbed spine, red morocco lining edged with gilt fillet, red moiré silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover preserved, edged slipcase (G. Mercier sr de son père 1923). Rare first edition of the seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart series. EXEMPLAIRE DE JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS (1848-1907), on publisher's paper, with this autograph letter signed by the author on the false title: A mon confrère et ami Huysmans // son bien dévoué / Émile Zola This is an important provenance, given the close friendship between these two great novelists at the time. They had met in the spring of 1876, and Huysmans did not hesitate to defend his friend in a series of articles, a kind of manifesto, entitled Émile Zola et L'Assommoir, which appeared in the Belgian newspaper L'Actualité in 1877. However, the author of À rebours gradually distanced himself from the naturalist movement, leading to a rift with his friend. Differences developed from 1884 onwards, and their separation became effective in 1891 with the publication of Là-bas. This copy includes a superb autograph letter signed by Zola to Huysmans, dated L'Estaque, August 3, 1877, 4 pages in-8. In it, he discusses his forthcoming novel Une page d'amour, the eighth title in the Rougon-Macquart series: "I've just finished the first part of my novel, which will have five parts. It's a little popote, a little jeanjean; but I think it will be a pleasant drink. I want to astonish the readers of L'Assommoir with a good-natured book. I'm delighted when I've written a naïve little page that looks sixteen. Yet I'm not saying that, here and there, a fart-in-the-air doesn't get me off on the wrong foot. But that's the exception. I'm inviting readers to a family party, where we'll meet some good hearts. Finally, the first part will end with a bird's-eye view of Paris, first drowned in fog, then gradually appearing under a blond spring sun, which is, I think, one of my best pages so far. That's why I'm happy, and I say it, you see, in a lyrical tone." He then turns to the theater: "I'll get to it this winter, if I finish my novel quickly. But theater continues to terrify me. I feel the need to tackle it, and I don't really know where to begin the assault. We'll have to see." He ends with a thought for his friends: "Get Céard to do some work. If you see Maupassant, shake his hand and tell him I've heard nothing from Flaubert, to whom I'm going to write, by the way. Handshakes to everyone." This letter has appeared in most editions of Zola's correspondence since the one published by Charpentier in 1908. A first-edition copy, completed at the end of 1876, with the two leaves of the preface, dated January 1, 1877, added after the fact. A very fine copy in lined binding by Georges Mercier. Spine slightly faded. Small traces of light wetness on one edge of the two leaves of the preface. Provenance: Joris-Karl Huysmans, with dispatch from the author.

Lot 170

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

ZOLA (Émile). Germinal. Paris, Charpentier, 1885. In-12, [2] f., 591 p., burgundy half-maroquin with corners, five-ribbed spine, caissons edged with double cold fillet, gilt date on tail, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved [Mathilde Delaporte] (brown spots). First edition of the thirteenth volume in the Rougon-Macquart series (Carteret II, 485).

Lot 171

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

ZOLA (Émile). Le docteur Pascal. Paris, Charpentier, 1893. In-12, [3] f., 390 p., green half-percaline lightly post, smooth spine, burgundy title-piece, date stamped in tail, gilt fleuron and double fillet (rubbing to boards and edges, slight foxing to faux-titre, title and qq. pages, edges slightly browned; without the 1st blank f., without the folding table nor the announcement f. at the end). First edition. Signed autograph letter from Émile Zola "to Paul Robiquet, his devoted colleague". Paul Robiquet (1848-1929) was a lawyer and historian. (Carteret II, 488).

ZOLA (Émile). Le rêve. Paris, G. Charpentier et Cie, 1888. In-12, half red chagrin, ribbed spine, untrimmed, covers preserved without spine (Rel. moderne). First edition. One of 250 copies on Hollande, the only large paper. Spine faded. Margins dusted.

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