Enrique Larreta; Remy de Gourmont [Translator.] — La Gloire de Ramire

Paris, Mercure, 1910. First edition. Leather. The first French edition of Enrique Larreta's novel. Remy de Gourmont translates Enrique Larreta's work of Hispanic modernism. A first edition thus, published in French. The Argentine academic, diplomat, and art collector earned renown as a writer the present work, originally published in 1908. The novel follows solider Don Ramiro during the time of Phillip II of Spain, as he endures an inner conflict between temporal needs and a more spiritual life. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. From the library of Ronald Lindsay. Lindsay was a British diplomat, and was ambassador to Turkey, Germany, and the United States between 1925 and 1939. In a dark blue quarter leather binding over patterned boards. Lightly rubbed to the joints and the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned, with the odd spot towards the front and the rear. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .