How to define the very first issue and the next ones, among the printings of the first titles of the Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust

It is still complicated to understand all the nuances that characterize the stages of printing of the first edition of Les Fleurs du Mal.
We propose to the attention of scholars and bibliophiles new bibliographic information that will distinguish it from other states as defined until now.

High place of excellence and knowledge transfer, the College of France never stopped since XVIèem century to contribute to the vitality and influence of French intellectual thought.
He knew how to remain faithful over the years with the values ??of its founder motto "Docet omnia" ("He teaches everything").

Oscillating between the philosophical novel, fantastic, poetic and realistic, the visionary spirit of Honoré de Balzac knew reconcile scientific thought and romantic soul time to portray a social history including that opened the way for the work of Emile Zola.

This bibliography is a synthesis of the first editions of the author.

Emblematic of the genesis of heritage awareness in the nineteenth century, Prosper Mérimée embraced at once the man of letters and the career of historian.

Author of a prolific and eclectic literary, original editions of his works are now rare and sought.

Gautier is a leader figure of some literary sensibility of the nineteenth century.

As such, the first editions of his works are prized and relatively rare nowadays.

The original editions of Gérard de Nerval's works are very rare in our day very popular.

This bibliography is intended as a verified and updated synthesis of various bibliographic reference collections of first editions of the author.