L'Argent

First edition. 12mo. Pp. [iv], 445, [3]. Rebound in three-quarter navy sheepskin leather, over marbled paperboards, titled in gilt to spine, with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, and original yellow wrappers, printed in black, with author's backlist to rear, preserved. Multi-coloured ribbon attached. The trade edition, preceded by 5 copies in parchment, 30 on Japanese paper, and 250 on Holland paper.

Inscribed by Author to half-title "à G. Rebière, son dévoué confrère, Émile Zola". Moderate foxing to covers, textblock uniformly browned, else Fine.

The eighteenth volume in the Rougon-Macquart series.