Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Association, [April] 1896.
1 vol. (235 x 320 mm) of 29 p. and 1 f. Half navy morocco with corners, smooth spine, title lengthwise, stamped wrapper preserved (modern binding).
First edition. Preface by J.-K. Huysmans.
One of 7 copies printed on China paper, signed by the publisher (no. 5).
Bound in at the end: publisher's catalogue and subscription form.
One of 7 copies printed on China paper, signed by the publisher (no. 5).
Bound in at the end: publisher's catalogue and subscription form.
These 10 copies are the only ones to include a duplicate stamped wrapper, signed in blue pencil by Maurice Dumont (here preserved separately), a suite of three proofs in red chalk, sepia and bistre, and an additional state of the lithograph “Les sanglots longs…” signed by Cazals, with the correction in pencil to the line “[blessent] mon coeur d’une langueur monotone.”
Skillful marginal restoration to the front wrapper, otherwise a fine copy.
#28205
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