First edition. Contemporary half black shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt fleurons. Handsome autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville to Alphonse Daudet. With a frontispiece on China paper by Georges Rochegrosse. The occasional bit of spotting, one discreet repair to the foot of one joint. Printed ex libris of Madame Alphonse Daudet to ffep.