Émaux et Camées

Paris: La Connaissance, 1927. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. [IN FRENCH] Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet, journalist, and critic. He began publishing poetry in 1830, and he continued publishing poetry. novels, travel literature, and criticism throughout his life. Émaux et Camées, initially published in 1852, is considered one of his best works. The 1852 edition contained 18 poems; a second expanded edition was published in 1872. This publication contains 46 poems. A limited edition of 100 non-commercial copies on paper by Hollande van Gelder Zonen; 400 commercial copies on the same paper; and 5 copies on Japan for the publishers. This (truncated) is copy 155 of 400. Small octavo. Grey paper wrappers, with title in black to front wrapper and spine. THG monogram in red to front wrapper. Wrappers are slightly bumped at edges. Pages are bright and clean. Poems printed in black; poem titles in red. 137 pages, plus colophon. FRELANG/022224. (Inventory #: 37105)