ZOLA (Émile). Lourdes, Rome, Paris. - Lot 311

ZOLA (Émile). Lourdes, Rome, Paris. Precious complete set of the three cities in their original editions, each enriched with a signed autograph from Zola to the historian Albert Sorel. Paris, Bibliothèque-Charpentier, G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle, éditeurs, 1894, 1896, 1898. 3 in-12 volumes (180 x 122 mm), Bradel-style boards in wine-colored half-percaline, spines decorated with gilded irons. Period bindings. 608, 598 and 751 pages. Spines uniformly sunned, a little warped. Slight wear to corners and headpieces. Interior a little yellowed, some very rare foxing. First edition on plain paper. Each volume includes, on the title page, a signed letter from Émile Zola to Albert Sorel (1842-1906). A major historian of the Revolution and Empire, academician and co-founder of the École libre des sciences politiques, Sorel was a central figure in French intellectual life at the time. Uniform, well-preserved set.