Theophile Gautier — Emaux Et Camees

Paris , Petite Bibliotheque-Charpentier , 1910. Leather. A charming leather-bound pocket book edition of 'Emaux et Camees', the last poetical collection by Theophile Gautier. A pocket book edition of this collection of poetry by the French poet Theophile Gautier. Bound in quarter crushed morocco, with gilt details to the spine and marbled paper covered boards.With a portrait frontispiece and two further plates of etchings by H. Manesse. Collated, complete. These poems are regarded as among his finest, with the final edition including fifty-three poems and incorporating Parnassian poetry, of which Gautier would be considered the master. Bound in quarter crushed morocco, with gilt details to the spine and marbled paper covered boards. Externally, with fading to the spine and rubbing to the board edges. Bookplate of one Marion Egerton to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, but generally clean, with a neat contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: H. Manesse. Very Good .