Cyrano de Bergerac

The working point for ordinary-paper copies is the 'mille' statement on the title page: the book was reprinted continuously through 1898 in thousands, and the title pages of later thousands are printed with the mention ('12e mille', '36e mille', '136e mille' and beyond) while still bearing the 1898 date — so an 1898 Charpentier et Fasquelle title page proves the year, not the printing