The second edition, published in the same year as the first. Half indigo cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards by Champs, gilt fleuron to spine, date to foot, navy blue shagreen title-label (very lightly rubbed) covers and spine preserved (upper cover with light scratching where someone has scraped away at the edition statement). Handsome autograph inscription signed by Hippolyte Taine to Sainte-Beuve. A good copy with practically no spotting.