First edition of the novel upon which Messager's opera of the same name was based and which served as the basis for Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
In a contemporary half-red morocco binding (with 5 raised bands, marbled boards/endpapers and t.e.g.) by Hedberg of Stockholm - binders to the Swedish Royal Court.
Original covers bound-in, pp. 328, exquisitely illustrated with drawings and aquarelles by Rossi and Myrbach.
Overall in Good to VG condition - binding remains firm, some scuffing with loss of the leather at the corners, rubbing/cracking along both joints. There is some staining along the gilt top edge and there is spotting to the fore-edge. Former owner's small bookplate to the front paste-down. Remains, however, a handsome copy of this lovely book.
