FROMENTIN, Eugène. Dominique. - Lot 157

FROMENTIN, Eugène. Dominique. The pre-original edition of the author’s masterpiece, published in the *Revue des Deux Mondes* in three installments, here collected in a single volume, with the original covers and spine preserved. Paris, Revue des Deux Mondes, 1862. 3 installments in 1 in-8 volume, Bradel-bound in speckled brown paper, smooth spine with brown leather title label, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved, in a cream half-maroquin slipcase with bands and a bordered back. pp. 778–824, 144–193, and 385–444. Spine very slightly browned and minimal scuffing on the binding. Pre-original edition of the masterpiece by Eugène Fromentin (1820–1876), a partly autobiographical novel published in three installments (April 15, May 1, and May 15, 1862) in the *Revue des Deux Mondes*; the work was not published in book form until 1863. The text of this first printing contains numerous variations from the original book edition. A very fine copy, remarkably fresh, preserved in a slipcase and cover.5