Laurent Tailhade — Carnet Intime

Paris, Chez Simon, 1920. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from French writer Laurent Tailhade, with woodcuts, in the original French. French. First edition. Sagittarius editions, limited to seven hundred copies on Holland paper of which this is number two hundred and nineteen. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, three plates, and many in-text decorations. Collated complete. A collection of poetry with titles including: Aurore, Ballade du Pouey, La Foire Aux Jambons, Sonnet D'Automne, Chant Nuptial, and more. Written by Laurent Tailhade, a French satirical poet, anarchist polemicist, essayist, and translator. Illustrated by Kharis, a French engraver known for his woodcuts. In the original paper binding. Externally, smart with light bumping and sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning opposite the woodcuts. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Kharis. Good .