ZOLA (Émile). Contes à Ninon. Paris: Librairie internationale, J. Hetzel, A. Lacroix, [1864]. - In-18, 184 x 116 : (2 ff.), 320 pp. printed cover. Red half-maroquin, spine ribbed, untrimmed, cover preserved (contemporary binding). First edition of Émile Zola's first published work, containing 9 tales: A Ninon. - Simplice. - Le Carnet de Danse. - She who loves me. - La Fée Amoureuse. - Le Sang. - Thieves and Soul. - Sœur-des-Pauvres. - Aventures du grand Sidoine et du petit Médéric. No large paper print run. A good copy in a slightly later binding. It has the yellow cover in its first state, with a double black fillet framing the title. The second state has a stylized frame and the price of 1 fr. 50c. Minor rubbing to spine. Soiling and small traces of wetness on the cover. Provenance: Jean-Gaston Vanderheym, with bookplate.