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London and Paris: Lutetian Bibliophiles' Society, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition, one of 500 copies printed for subscribers only on Van Gelder paper. Illustrated with 13 wood-engraved plates (by Felician Rops and others) printed on Japon paper. Two volumes. Octavos. First Volume: pp. [i-vii] viii-xv [xvi (blank)], [1-2] 3-216. With 6 wood-engraved plates; Second Volume: pp. [2 (title)] 217-490 [491-492 (colophon)]. With 7 wood-engraved plates. Bound in rose satin cloth over boards, gilt spines lettered direct, top edges gilt. Bookplate and release stamp of The Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum in each volume, moderate fading to the spine backs and wear at the spine ends, very good or better examples of the delicate bindings. Barbey d'Aurevilly made his reputation with *Les Diaboliques* a series of tales which recalled the Satanism of the Romantic period in the first half of the century, and which were suppressed by the police upon first publication in…

Les Diaboliques is a collection of gothic horror short stories, exploring the themes of intrigue, passion, and the macabre.