GONCOURT (Edmond). Hokousaï. Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1896. - In-18, dark blue half-chagrin, spine ribbed, speckled edges (period binding). First edition on publisher's paper, frontispiece with a color facsimile of Hokousaï's octogenarian portrait painted by his daughter Oyéi. It ends with an interesting bibliography of albums and books by the Japanese artist, compiled by M. Hayashi. EXAMPLE BY ALPHONSE DAUDET, one of the author's closest friends, enriched with this autograph letter signed by Edmond de Goncourt on the false title: "to Alphonse Daudet // the old friend // Edmond de Goncourt." A good copy in contemporary binding. Provenance: Alphonse Daudet, with a consignment from the author. - Julia Daudet, with her stamp on the first white endpaper.