first edition
1886 · Paris
by VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Comte de
Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1886. First edition, no. 230 of 250 copies on japan vellum. 4to. Portrait photograph frontispiece with facsimile inscription, plate by Félicien Rops in three states (blue and red before letters, and gray with letters), headpiece and vignette in two states (black and red). [4], 67, [3] pp. Publisher's wrappers; fine First edition in publisher's wrappers of this "conte cruel," with the plate by Félicien Rops depicting the titular warrior queen of Benares in three states.REFERENCE: Vicaire, VII, col. 1091
(Inventory #: 100361)