A. Lemerre (éditeur) - Titre : Anthologie des poètes français du XIXe siècle - 4 volumes COMPLET - Lemerre 1887-1888 - - 1888-1888
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Four-volume complete illustrated edition of Anthologie des poètes français du XIXe siècle, edited by A. Lemerre, Paris, 1887–1888, bound in grey publisher’s cloth with Art Nouveau decorations by Engel, in French, in reasonable condition.
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Anthology of French poets of the 19th century - 4 volumes COMPLETE - Lemerre 1887-1888 - Art Nouveau binding by Engel
Alphonse Lemerre, publisher, Paris, 1887-1888. Complete series in 4 volumes:
Volume I: 1762-1817, 409 pages.
Volume II: 1818-1841, 467 pages.
Volume III: 1842-1851, 413 pages.
Volume IV: 1852-1866, 473 pages.
First collective edition of this major anthology, gathering the French poets of the 19th century, from post-Romanticism to symbolism: Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Baudelaire, Gautier, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, among others, depending on the volume.
Publisher’s full linen binding in gray with multicolored Art Nouveau decoration, beveled boards illustrated (allegory of poetry, iris) and spine with a floral motif, signed by the binder Engel, gilt edges. In-8, about 17.5 x 25 cm.
Condition: Binding to be restored for 2 volumes (see photos) nevertheless the interior is complete and clean. Portrait engravings inside.
Overall a rare and complete set in its illustrated publisher’s binding.
Careful shipping, in rigid cardboard, tracked. Weight: 6.2 kg
Anthology of French poets of the 19th century - 4 volumes COMPLETE - Lemerre 1887-1888 - Art Nouveau binding by Engel
Alphonse Lemerre, publisher, Paris, 1887-1888. Complete series in 4 volumes:
Volume I: 1762-1817, 409 pages.
Volume II: 1818-1841, 467 pages.
Volume III: 1842-1851, 413 pages.
Volume IV: 1852-1866, 473 pages.
First collective edition of this major anthology, gathering the French poets of the 19th century, from post-Romanticism to symbolism: Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Baudelaire, Gautier, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, among others, depending on the volume.
Publisher’s full linen binding in gray with multicolored Art Nouveau decoration, beveled boards illustrated (allegory of poetry, iris) and spine with a floral motif, signed by the binder Engel, gilt edges. In-8, about 17.5 x 25 cm.
Condition: Binding to be restored for 2 volumes (see photos) nevertheless the interior is complete and clean. Portrait engravings inside.
Overall a rare and complete set in its illustrated publisher’s binding.
Careful shipping, in rigid cardboard, tracked. Weight: 6.2 kg
Details
Number of books
4
Subject
Poetry
Book title
Titre : Anthologie des poètes français du XIXe siècle - 4 volumes COMPLET - Lemerre 1887-1888 -
Author/ Illustrator
A. Lemerre (éditeur)
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1888
Publication year youngest item
1888
Height
25 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
17.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Alphonse Lemerre
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
1762
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