RARE EDITION of a landmark novel by This edition is illustrated by the eminent French graphic artist and illustrator Eugene-Andre Champollion (1848-1901) who based the illustrations on the designs by Édouard Toudouze (1848-1907), another influential French painter, illustrator and decorative artist. 200x140mm. 362 pages. Black leather Hardcover with gilt ribbed spine. Cover slightly scratched. Cover edges and corners rubbed. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine heavily rubbed. Spine upper edge worn. Binding slightly visible between front whitepage and pre-title page, and between few pages. Page 147-148 detached from binding. Pages slightly age-stained and rough-cut (as published). [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and beautifully illustrated edition of a seminal novel by one of the most influential 19th-century French writers is otherwise in good condition.