DOVALLE (Charles). - Lot 298

DOVALLE (Charles). Le Sylphe, Poésies de feu Ch. Dovalle, précédées D'une Notice par M. Louvet, et d'une préface, par Victor Hugo. Paris : Ladvocat, 1830. - In-8, marbled half-calf à la Bradel, double cold fillet, smooth spine decorated, untrimmed (20th century binding). Posthumous first edition. Some wear, trace of adhesive on first cover. The last few leaves are lightly browned. Tear not missing from top of one leaf (pp. 219-220). Provenance: F. Cresson, with bookplate. Enclosed: - NERVAL (Gérard de). La Bohème galante. Paris: Michel Lévy frères, 1855. In-18, half brown basane, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Partly first edition. A second edition copy bearing the words "Imp. Simon Raçon et comp." on the verso of the false title, while the first copy bears the words "Typ. Simon Raçon et comp. A good copy in contemporary binding. One corner broken. Minor foxing.