Eugène Hollande; Lucien Machy — La Route Chante

Paris, Perrin et Cie.; Mercure Universel, 1922. Paperback. Two scarce and signed French anthologies, both sharing insightful reflections onto the recent First World War. Two scarce signed French poetry anthologies, La Route Chante (The Road Sings), written by Eugene Hollande, and Pax Poèmes, written by Lucien Machy. Published in 1922 and 1933 respectively.In the publisher's original paper covers, with the authors' signed inscriptions on the half-titles of their respective works.La Route Chante (The Road Sings), is a comprehensive anthology that includes a variety of Hollande's writing, including poetry inspired by his travels across different regions, including in Italy with 'On Leonard Da Vinci's Christ' and 'The Coronation of Florence', and elegies from the recent First World War. including 'To Jean Clement' and 'Flowers on the Sea&apos. Pax Poèmes is an anthology dedicated to war and peace. Despite having not fought in the First World War, being fourteen at the time of fighting, Machy offers an insightful picture of a fourteen year-old civilian that stood on war's door-step. He hopes that his poetic hand can bring justice to the soldiers who fought in it. In the publisher's original paper covers. Externally, smart, with slight fading to the covers and spine. Slight spotting to Chante, marginally heavier to Pax. Slight signs of shelf wear, with creasing to the spines, and a small chip to head and tail of spine of Route. A split to tail of front joint of Pax, a small closed tear to tail of rear joint. Bookworm marks to right edge of front cover of Chante. End papers are generally bright and clean, with mild spotting to front end papers, slightly heavier to Pax. Internally, firmly bound, with small signs of wear to hinge between leaves pp.32-33 of Route and pp.104-105 of Pax. Several leaves unopened in Chante. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the faint odd spot and sign of browning to the extremities of the occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: None. Good .