Laurent Tailhade — Le Jardin Des Reves

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, Editeur, 1880. First edition. Hardback. A scarce and smart French first edition volume of erotic poetry. A volume of erotic and romantic poetry by French satirical poet, anarchist, polemicist, essayist and translator Laurent Tailhade. Bound in half cloth, with marbled boards. With gilt motif and morocco labels to spines. With deckled text block edges. Bound in half cloth. Externally, very smart. Mild bumping and rubbing to extremities. Slight fading to spine. The odd minor mark to spine label. Slight strain to hinges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally mildly age toned to extremities with the odd spot, and otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .