CORBIÈRE (Tristan). Les Amours jaunes. Paris : Librairie du XIXe siècle, Glady frères, 1873. - In-12, 184 x 121: frontispiece, (4 ff.), 345 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Lemon half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved (early 20th century binding). En français dans le texte, 298. Sought-after first edition of Tristan Corbière's (1845-1875) only self-published collection of poetry, comprising almost all his work. Discovered by Verlaine, Corbière lived a brief life in Brittany, marked by tuberculosis, single, childless and unemployed. He was one of the so-called "cursed poets". His book is dedicated to his father, Édouard Corbière, a famous author of maritime novels. 490 copies of this edition were printed, illustrated with an etched self-portrait on the frontispiece. One of 481 copies on Hollande, well bound. Slightly darker spine. Attached, by the same author: - Les Amours jaunes. Preface by Charles Le Goffic. Paris : Albert Messein, 1912. - In-12, lemon half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (G. Huser). New edition, illustrated with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and an out-of-text reproduction of the etching from the original edition.{One of 10 copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper edition. Beautiful copy bound by Huser. Browned title and edge of page V. Provenance: RH bookplate.
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CORBIÈRE (Tristan).
Les Amours jaunes.
Paris : Librairie du XIXe siècle, Glady frères, 1873. - In-12, 184 x 121: frontispiece, (4 ff.), 345 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Lemon half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved (early 20th century binding).
En français dans le texte, 298.
Sought-after first edition of Tristan Corbière's (1845-1875) only self-published collection of poetry, comprising almost all his work.
Discovered by Verlaine, Corbière lived a brief life in Brittany, marked by tuberculosis, single, childless and unemployed. He was one of the so-called "cursed poets". His book is dedicated to his father, Édouard Corbière, a famous author of maritime novels.
490 copies of this edition were printed, illustrated with an etched self-portrait on the frontispiece.
One of 481 copies on Hollande, well bound.
Slightly darker spine.
Attached, by the same author:
- Les Amours jaunes. Preface by Charles Le Goffic. Paris : Albert Messein, 1912. - In-12, lemon half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (G. Huser).
New edition, illustrated with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and an out-of-text reproduction of the etching from the original edition.{One of 10 copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper edition.
Beautiful copy bound by Huser.
Browned title and edge of page V.
Provenance: RH bookplate.
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