Stéphane MALLARMÉ

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on vergé d'Arches, the only large paper copies after 10 Montval.
A very good copy.

Galerie Durand-Ruel | Paris 1896 | 18.5 x 24.5 cm | original wrappers.
First edition, printed on vergé but not stated, of this catalogue of the exhibition devoted to Berthe Morisot the day after her death at the Galerie Durand-Ruel from 5 to 21 March 1896.
Preface by Mallarmé.
With a photoengraved portrait of Morisot by Manet as frontispiece.
Very slight staining, not serious, to covers, head of upper cover restored in one place, internally good, no foxing.

First edition, one of 27 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
Published with an introduction by Gardner Davies after the unfinished manuscripts from Stéphane Mallarmé.
A fine, unsophisticated, copy.

MANET Edouard & MALLARMé Stéphane. L'Après-midi d'un faune [Afternoon of a Faun]
Léon Vanier, Paris 1887, 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Bradel binding
Third edition, with first printing of frontispiece, ex-libris, fleurons, and endpiece by Edouard Manet.
Contemporary green Bradel cloth binding with moiré highlights, black shagreen title-piece (a little rubbed), covers preserved.
A good copy of this sought-after work, on account of its reproductions of Manet's drawings (cf Clouzot).

First edition printed with 253 copies and for which it was not drawn from great papers.
This book is quite complete of the three inset portraits of T. Corbière, A. Rimbaud and S. Mallarmé drawn on China.
Many of Arthur Rimbaud's most famous poems appear here for the first time, including "Voyelles".
Ex-libris L. Ponet pasted on the back of the first board.
Very discreet restorations on the back.
Our copy is presented under a shirt half morocco burgundy, combed paper plates, golden date tail, smooth back and a case bordered with maroon burgundy, flat combed paper.
The copies of "Poets cursed" in this condition, as published, are extremely rare.

First edition on ordinary paper, for which there were only 10 Hollande large paper copies.
Some foxing, one central trace of fold to upper cover, otherwise a very good and rare copy.

Complete and partly first edition on current paper, only 55 Arches paper were printed in large papers.
Frontispiece, a photograph of Stéphane Mallarmé by Nadar.
Nice copy.

First edition and pre-first edition of poems and letters by Stéphane Mallarmé as well as a letter by Paul Valéry.
With studies by Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Valéry, Albert Béguin, Joe Bousquet, Jean Starobinski...
Portrait of Mallarmé by Pablo Picasso and unpublished quatrain to Mery Laurent hors texte.
A few lines underlined in ballpoint pen otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Other contributions by J. Follain, A. Salmon, J. Audiberti...
Handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Other contributions by P. Verlaine "Poèmes", E.A. Poe with letters, P. Adam, the memoirs of General Rossignol, R. Coolus...
Issue illustrated with 2 woodcuts by C. Maurin.

First edition.
In blue paper wrappers, printed in red and black.
Contributions by: Philippe Burty: "Les filles au Japon", Stéphane Mallarmé (translation by): "LOeuvre poétique d'Edgar Poe: VI. Terre de songe", Catulle Mendès: "Justice (acte II)", Maurice Rollinat: "Les Loups- L'hôte suspect", Henry Laujol: "Les Abeilles", Robert de la Villehervé: "La Chanson des Roses", Léon Cladel: "Le Tombeau des Lutteurs (suite)", G.D., J.P.: "La semaine".
Cover torn at center, boards detached, some foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
In blue paper wrappers, printed in red and black.
Contributions by: Théodore de Banville: "L'amour heureux", François Coppée: "Regain d'amour", Emile Zola: "L'Assommoir" (Second part, IV-continued), Armand Silvestre: "Prélude", Catulle Mendès: "Il ne faut pas jouer avec la cendre", Jean Richepin: "Un cadeau", Edgar Poe (Poetic works): "Le Ver conquérant", "Ulalume" (translation by Mallarmé), Ernest d'Hervilly: "Les Miracles de Paris", Jean Prouvaire: "La Quinzaine parisienne".
Small tears with loss to spine of wrapper, a brown ring stain on lower wrapper, one marginal loss not touching text on one leaf, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 4 Japan, 15 China and 50 pure linen paper.
Spine and boards clumsily restored with adhesive pieces, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 1120 numbered copies on chamois vellum, the only issue with 50 on pur fil.
Introduction by C. Lefèvre-Roujon, handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by P. Valéry, G. Bachelard, A. Rouveyre, A. Fontainas, H. Mondor, H. Charpentier...
Illustrated.
With the dust jacket which shows minor corner chips without consequence to the front cover.

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on chamois laid paper.
Previously unpublished letters and texts, preface by H. Mondor.
Handsome copy.