ROLLAND (Roman). Jean-Christophe. Paris: Cahiers de la Quinzaine, 1904-1912. - 17 volumes in-18, dark green half-chagrin with corners, gilt filets, smooth spine decorated with a long band of alternating cold roundels and gilt stars, decreasing in size from volume to volume, the ends of the spines decorated with a gilt letter forming at the top the name of the author and at the bottom the title of the book, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (binding around 1930). ORIGINAL EDITION of this vast cyclical novel published between 1904 and 1912 in the "Cahiers de la Quinzaine" directed by Charles Péguy. It is divided into 3 parts and 17 notebooks: - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE, first part: I. The Dawn (1904). - II. The Morning (1904). - III. The Adolescent (1905). - IV. THE ADOLESCENT (1905). The Revolt: 1. quicksand (1906). 2. The Ennlargement (1906). 3. Deliverance (1907). - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE À PARIS, second part: I. The Fair on the Square (1908). - I. THE FAIR ON THE SQUARE (1908). II. Antoinette (1908). - III. In the House (1909). - THE END OF THE TRAVEL, third part: I. The Friends (1910). - II. The Burning Bush (1911). - III. The New Day (1912). L'Aube, Le Matin and L'Adolescent received the Happy Life Award in December 1905. This first edition contains several passages and prefaces which will not be reproduced in later editions. Past spines, repairs to the cover of the first volume, spines of the covers lined. Browned leaves. Enclosed: ROLLLAND (Roman). Jean-Christophe. Final edition. Paris: Albin Michel, 1948 [1949]. - In-8, brown morocco, double gilt fillet framed on covers, gilt title and fleuron on first cover, spine ribbed, gilt lace inside, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Final edition printed on bible paper in January 1949. Very nice copy. Provenance : Robert Marceau, with ex-libris.