Les Noces corinthiennes
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1876.
1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) of 1, [2] leaves, II-182 pp. and [1] leaf. Green morocco, spine ribbed and decorated, date gilt at foot, triple fillet frame on covers, monogram A.F. [Anatole France] on spine and front cover, doublures with borders and silk endleaves, double fillet on edges, top edge gilt, original wrappers and spine preserved, matching edged slipcase (binding signed by Franz).
First edition.
One of 500 copies on vélin, unnumbered (the only issue announced after 5 copies on China paper).
Signed presentation inscription: “Mon cher Jacques Lion, je ne sais pourquoi j'ai écrit en vers, puisque je n'étais pas poète, Anatole France.”
From the library of Jacques Lion (bookplate), one of the earliest and most eminent specialists of Anatole France's work.
One of 500 copies on vélin, unnumbered (the only issue announced after 5 copies on China paper).
Signed presentation inscription: “Mon cher Jacques Lion, je ne sais pourquoi j'ai écrit en vers, puisque je n'étais pas poète, Anatole France.”
From the library of Jacques Lion (bookplate), one of the earliest and most eminent specialists of Anatole France's work.
He was the author of the Bibliographie des œuvres d’Anatole France (Paris, Giraud-Badin, 1935) and of the catalogue of the exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale (1937).
A very fine copy.
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