Oliver Wendell Holmes - Dernière Feuille – Poëme - 1887
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Limited French-language bibliophile edition of Oliver Wendell Holmes's Dernière Feuille – Poëme, published in 1887 by Librairie Générale de Luxe / Maison Quantin, bound in demi-velin ivory with grey boards, 51 pages, 32.5 × 24.5 cm, number 564 of 800, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 21 plates, translated by B.-H. Gausseron, in a late nineteenth century typographic layout, good condition.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes – The Last Leaf. Poem. Paris, Librairie Générale de Luxe / Maison Quantin, 1887.
Beautiful deluxe illustrated edition of this famous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a French translation by B.-H. Gausseron.
Numbered copy no. 564 of 800 copies, as stated on the page of justification for the edition.
The work is illustrated notably by George Wharton Edwards and F. Hopkinson Smith, with a portrait in the frontispiece and 21 plates hors texte. The pages are mounted on tabs, with a layout and typographic ornaments particularly careful, characteristic of the bibliophilic productions of the late 19th century.
Publisher's half ivory vellum binding and gray decorated boards, with gilt head.
Condition: good overall. Interior complete, with some foxing. Binding showing signs of wear and aging, visible in the photographs.
An interesting copy for bibliophiles, American literature and illustrated books of the late 19th century.
Oliver Wendell Holmes – The Last Leaf. Poem. Paris, Librairie Générale de Luxe / Maison Quantin, 1887.
Beautiful deluxe illustrated edition of this famous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a French translation by B.-H. Gausseron.
Numbered copy no. 564 of 800 copies, as stated on the page of justification for the edition.
The work is illustrated notably by George Wharton Edwards and F. Hopkinson Smith, with a portrait in the frontispiece and 21 plates hors texte. The pages are mounted on tabs, with a layout and typographic ornaments particularly careful, characteristic of the bibliophilic productions of the late 19th century.
Publisher's half ivory vellum binding and gray decorated boards, with gilt head.
Condition: good overall. Interior complete, with some foxing. Binding showing signs of wear and aging, visible in the photographs.
An interesting copy for bibliophiles, American literature and illustrated books of the late 19th century.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature
Book title
Dernière Feuille – Poëme
Author/ Illustrator
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1887
Height
32.5 cm
Edition
Limited edition
Width
24.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
Librairie Générale de Luxe / Maison Quantin
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
51
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