A STUDY OF TWO PEARS; ETUDE DE DEUX POIRES
First printing of this limited deluxe edition poetic ode to a pair of pears, illustrated in lovingly executed mezzotints – with original copper plate included in the original box.
First printing of this limited deluxe edition poetic ode to a pair of pears, illustrated in lovingly executed mezzotints – with original copper plate included in the original box.
Stark and haunting card of mourning from the September 10th, 1898 funeral of Stephane Mallarmé.
Presentation copy of this rare limited first edition of Mallarmé's Hérodiade, rendered in English by Clark Mills and illustrated with an engraving by surrealist Kurt Seligmann.
Signed limited first edition thus, an out of sequence copy not signed or numbered on the limitation page, but instead signed by Gorey on the title page.
Signed limited first Lynd Ward-illustrated edition of Voltaire's poem on the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, presented in side-by-side French and English with striking woodcuts by Ward.
Luxurious re-issue of the original 1958 livre d'artiste — housed in the original shipping carton.
Signed limited first edition of these privately printed poems by artist, poet, and French Resistance fighter Verdet, illustrated with three fine prints by Jean Lurçat, issued in the year of the artist's death and dedicated to him by the poet.
First printing of this facsimile of an 1835 book of French fable poetry, a charming little book.
First English-language edition of these works by the Francophone Djibouti poet, warmly inscribed by translator Carlson to poet Stanley Plumly.