Nadaud, Gustave. Chansons choisies illustrates par ses amis. [And:] Chanson's légères illustriées par Ses aris. 3 volumes. 38 x 27,5 cm. Red semi-maroquine d. C. (something rubbed and toasted) with gold-embossed title and head gold cut. Paris, Ateliers de reproductions artists and Société générale des applications photographs, 1882-1885. Published in small editions. The French writer, jeweller and singer Gustave Nadaud (1820-1893) wrote and recorded some texts. Despite the great success of his approximately 300 works, he died impoverished in Paris, and to this day many of his songs are interpreted in a modern way. All volumes with exlibris by the composer and autograph collector Henri Bresler. Volume I with several lines of dedication by the author to the businessman and patron Edmond Rodier. Volume III with dedication of the author.