BLOY (Léon). Le Fils de Louis XVI. Paris: Mercure de France, 1900. -In-12, paperback, red half-percaline folder and modern slipcase. First edition with a frontispiece portrait of Louis XVII in heliogravure. "Begun in 1897, this book, an ardent plea in favor of Naundorff, was completed in 1900, during the stay in Denmark. A Swiss admirer, Mme Barbey, sent 2,000 F. to pay for the edition. This money enabled Bloy to return to France" (Catalogue Léon Bloy, BN, 1968, no. 181). ONE OF 20 NUMBERED COPIES ON HOLLANDE PAPER. Some soiling to cover, perfect condition inside. Provenance: Librairie Pierre Berès, with printed card attached.