VACQUERIE (Auguste). L'Enfer de l'esprit. Paris : Ébrard, 1840. - In-8, paperback. Very rare first edition of this poetic collection, first work of the poet, writer and playwright Auguste Vacquerie (1819-1895), close friend of the Hugo family. It is illustrated with a beautiful frontispiece on chine glue, woodcut after a drawing by Louis Boulanger. A PRECIOUS EXAMPLE OF ADÈLE HUGO (1803-1868), FATHER OF VICTOR HUGO, enriched with this letter on the false title: "At the feet of Madame Adèle Hugo // A. Vacquerie". A poem of the collection is dedicated to Adèle Hugo, entitled A Madame V. H .. Cover soiled, stained and with numerous tears with missing edges on the plates and spine. Spine broken. Scattered foxing and some light wetness.