GERMINAL Monthly review of Art and Sociology 1st year: n° 1, January 1899-n° 12, December 15, 1899; 2nd year: n° 1, January 15, 1900-n° 5, June 1, 1900. Lyon, Director: Louis Raymond. Texts by André Fontainas, Paul Fort, E. Gaubert, Mécislas Golberg, Remy de Gourmont, Gustave Kahn, Tristan Klingsor, Maurice Magre, Stuart Merrill, Louis Payen, Georges Rodenbach, Émile Verhaeren, Francis Vielé-Griffin, Jean Viollis, etc. In the n° 12 (1st year) and n° 1 to 4 (2nd year) : original lithographs of Adrien Godien on a text of Émile Zola. 17 issues in 17 deliveries in 1 vol. in-8 bound (covers preserved). Joint : - 1 L.A.S. of Louis Payen (October 1900) announcing that he founded the review Messidor which will take the place of the Lyon review Germinal ; - 1 L.A.S. of M. Jouvin (May 1947) talking to A. Vasseur about the review Germinal and Vasseur's answer: 1 L.D.S., double carbon (June 1947).