8vo (193x135 mm), (4)-vii-103 pages. binding : Contemporary quarter morocco signed by Dupré. Spine with six compartments. Head edge gilden. Fresh copy.
First edition.
One of 35 copies on Whatman paper, ours n°15. the preface is by Alexandre Dumas fils, he indicates that the novel is from an anonymous source but it has since been attributed to Benjamin Barbé (1818-1893).