VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM (Auguste de). L'Ève future. Paris, M. de Brunhoff, 1886. In-12, burgundy half-maroquin with corners, spine decorated, gilt head, cover and spine (M. Lortic). First edition of this great science fiction novel. A first issue copy with the cover in red and black illustrated by Gorguet. From the library of Rose Ney d'Elchingen (1871-1939), Duchess of Camastra, great-granddaughter of Marshal Ney, with bookplate and her figure repeated on the spine of the volume. Cover slightly faded.