MONTESQUIOU (Robert de). Les Hortensias bleus. [Paris : Georges Richard, 1906]. - In-8, paperback, filled cover. Final edition decorated with a portrait of the author after a painting by Laszlo. Precious copy of the novelist Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, enriched with this admirable letter from the author in the form of a sonnet, covering the whole first blank page: " December 1906 // To // Madame Delarue-Mardrus. // You who, in the pride of serene ecstasies // Keep your eyes only on what is worth them, // And of a Work, know how to estimate the defect // Which, later, will make it sovereign graces; // You who, near the shore, attract the Sirens // To seek, in Leucade, a reflection of Sapho // And to collect the cry, which between the Sky and the water, // She let fall on the fright of the Lent; // You will like these Verses, to be moving and blue // Like the Sea, which you love; to be stormy // Like the Oceans, the Mediterraneas... // You will approve them, being Flots, to be flowers, // In order to prolong brief destinies, // And to know, having salt, with tears. // Robert de Montesquiou. " Soiled cover.