Robert Helmont. Etudes et paysages

First edition, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half beige cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards, gilt floral motif to spine (browned), date to foot, black shagreen title-piece, small tear to edge of upper cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge red, engraved ex libris of Théodore de Banville laid down on one pastedown.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Alphonse Daudet : "A mon cher maître Théodore de Banville [To my dear maître Théodore de Banville]".
A little light spotting, fading to one endpaper as a result of inserted bookseller’s catalogue slip.