Paul Verlaine — Romances Sans Paroles

Paris, Albert Messein, 1919 . Cloth. Artist, collector and poet Cecil French's personal copy of Paul Verlaine's important work of late 19th century French poetry. In the original French.The copy of Cecil French, an artist and art collector known for his 1922 poetry collection 'Between Sun and Moon', and with French's ink inscription to the front free endpaper.First published in 1874, this is Paul Verlaine's landmark collection of musical, Impressionist poems written during his tumultuous travels in Belgium and England with Arthur Rimbaud. The poems explore themes of love, melancholy, and sensory impressions, divided into sections like Ariettes oubliées and Paysages belges. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip lightly age toned, with the odd spot to cloth. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .