(GALERIE CONTEMPORAINE.) Galerie Contemporaine des Illustrations Françaises. Volumes I-VIII. Together, 8 volumes. Profusely illustrated with more than 160 Woodburytypes, including portraits of sarah bernhardt, victor hugo, emile zola, gustav eiffel, along with other French artists and writers as well as reproductions of paintings after nadar, carjat, and others; lacks 2 plates. Folios, 1/2 red morocco with marbled boards, edgewear and rubbing; foxing throughout, with a few plates detached and several lightly foxed. Paris: Paul de Lacroix, [nd]