THE SPECTATOR Theatrical, literary and artistic review No. 1, December 2, 1875-No. 16, March 16, 1876. Paris, Editor in chief: Jules de Clerville, Secretary of the editorial staff: Louis de Gramont. Texts by Fernand Bourgeat, Hector de Callias, Jules de Clerville, Louis de Gramond, Godefroy d'Herpent, Édouard Moriac, P. de Trailles, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. The n° 16, published without cover, is only dedicated to the alphabetical and analytical table of the articles contained in the 15 issues published. Complete collection. 16 numbers in 16 issues in 1 vol. in-12 bound (covers preserved). Handwritten notes by Vasseur (3 ff.). Joint : - 1 photo of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam ; - In the collection Félix Potin, photographs of : Philippe Gille, Victorien Sardou, Jeanne Granier, Blanche Pierson, L. François Dumaine. Becomes Le Spectateur revue franco-russe: LE SPECTATEUR REVUE FRANCO-RUSSE Political, literary, artistic and financial N° 1, April 1, 1876-N° 3, June 1, 1876. Meaux, Paris, St. Petersburg, Director: Godefroy d'Herpent, Political editor: M. de Belina, Literary editor: Jules de Clerville, Texts by M. de Belina, Fernand Bourgeat, Louis Boussenard, Jules de Clerville, Emmanuel Glaser, Louis de Gramond, Godefroy d'Herpent, Maxime Rude, Jacques de Talber, Ulric de Viel-Castel, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Victor Wilder 3 numbers in 3 issues in 1 vol. big in-8 bound (cover of the n° 1 kept). Handwritten notes of Vasseur (1 f.). Joint : - The n° of Hommes d'aujourd'hui dedicated to Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, text by Verlaine ; - 1 photo of a portrait of Villiers de L'Isle-Adam on his deathbed. The present copy is not very fresh and has some ink stains and numerous handwritten notes in the margins of the text of "L'Inconnu", mentioning variants with the text of the Contes cruels published in 1883. According to Joseph Bollery, there would have been a 3rd series in an intermediate format having had only one number, bearing the date of December 30, 1876. These two bound volumes are under a common slipcase.