FRAPIÉ (Léon). La Maternelle. Paris: Librairie universelle, 1904. - In-16, 186 x 128: (3 ff.), 305 pp. illustrated cover. Red half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Devauchelle). Crauzat, 629. First edition of this realistic novel by Léon Frapié, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1904. The jury hailed this author as one of the first to tackle the theme of poor, suffering children, in the context of working-class schools and neighborhoods. The edition features a handsome illustrated cover by STEINLEN, here in its bistre state on slightly yellow paper, rarer than the black cover on white paper. A fine copy of the current edition, bound by Devauchelle. The cover has been preserved in one piece. A few minor flaws to the cover. Provenance :Georges Degryse, with bookplate (March 1991, no. 310). 3 other works illustrated by STEINLEN: - RENAULT Georges) - CHATEAU (Henri).Montmartre.Paris : Ernest Flammarion, [1897]. - In-12, red half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilt and mosaic flowers, gilt head, untrimmed, front cover preserved (contemporary binding). Crauzat, 592. First edition, illustrated with black compositions in the text by various artists, including one by STEINLEN (p. 253). The beautiful cover is illustrated by Willette. A fine copy in a slightly later binding, on publisher's paper. Some rubbing to spine. Scattered foxing. -Children's tales. Titles and woodcuts by A. Desmoulins.Paris : Ernest Flammarion, [1899]. In-4, publisher's illustrated light-green cloth boards with spine and corners. Crauzat, 601. First edition of this lovely collection of 14 children's stories. Includes nearly a hundred illustrations by STEINLEN. Soiling to boards, spine faded, corners slightly dulled, endpapers renewed. Scattered foxing. - LEGAY (Marcel). Les Rondes du Valet de Carreau. Autographed verses by François Coppée. Text by George Auriol. Paris: Librairie de la Bonne Chanson, 1910. - In-4, publisher's illustrated boards. Crauzat, 544 (for the 1887 edition). New edition, the first appeared in 1887, of this collection of songs, illustrated with 11 color compositions by STEINLEN, including one on the first cover of the hardback. Enriched with a signed autograph letter from Marcel Legay, dated December 1911 and accompanied by a drawing of a flower and a musical staff. Some wear to boards, spine partly detached, last endpaper detached.