LE SPECTATEUR Theatrical, literary and artistic magazine No. 1, December 2, 1875-No. 16, March 16, 1876. Paris, Editor-in-chief: Jules de Clerville, Editorial secretary: 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. No. 16, published without cover, is devoted solely to the alphabetical and analytical table of articles contained in the 15 issues. 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 Félix Potin collection, 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 No. 1, April 1, 1876-No. 3, June 1, 1876. Meaux, Paris, Saint 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. large in-8 bound (cover of no. 1 preserved). Handwritten notes by Vasseur (1 f.). Joint: - Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui issue devoted 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, with a few ink stains and numerous handwritten notes in the margins of the text of "L'Inconnu", mentioning variants with the text of Contes cruels published in 1883. According to Joseph Bollery, there was a 3rd series in an intermediate format with a single issue, dated December 30, 1876. These two bound volumes are housed in a common slipcase.