Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (19 lines in black ink on letterhead of the Continental Hotel B. Peyta in Biarritz) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Crease marks inherent to folding for mailing.
To please the poetess Julia Daudet, Francis Viélé-Griffin recommends to Edouard Ducoté a poem by the latter's niece: "... je vous serais très reconnaissant, mon cher ami, d'accueillir l'oeuvre de cette jeune poétesse..." ["... I would be very grateful, my dear friend, if you would welcome the work of this young poetess..."]
While vacationing in Biarritz, Francis...

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (31 lines in black ink from La Roche à Guet in the Vienne) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
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Several poets, including Francis Viélé-Griffin, band together to provide financial assistance to the dying review Antée: "... il se crée un consortium de nos amis pour assurer la publication d'Antée, menacée par une fugue de son ex-directeur..." ["a consortium of our friends is being created to ensure the publication of Antée, threatened by the flight of its former director..."], which is why he solicits...

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (37 lines in black ink from La Roche à Guet in Vienne) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold marks inherent to postal delivery.
He compliments his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté on his latest work which approaches perfection: "... on y trouve l'expression, bien proche d'être complète, de l'être d'intelligence et de sensibilité qu'est le poète..." ["... one finds therein the expression, very nearly complete, of the being of intelligence and sensitivity that is the poet..."]
Beyond the fact that they share the same vision of poetry...

Autograph note signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (13 lines in black ink from his Parisian residence on Quai de Passy) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
The note is written on cardboard bristol paper.
He lists his favorite poets while ironically commenting, in a slightly condescending manner, on his less "noble" reading: "... I therefore reread by preference Vigny, Lamartine, Verlaine and Laforgue; but I do not forbid myself the bad poets of whom I am particularly fond..." while disdaining and castigating: "... only the mediocre ones, those of the Parnasse, are excluded from my...

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (23 lines in violet ink from his property in Nazelles in Indre-et-Loire) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and editor of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold mark inherent to mailing.
A perfectionist, Francis Viélé-Griffin postpones sending a poem he had promised to the review l'Ermitage, not yet judging it completely accomplished: "... ce scrupule est seul cause de mon retard et vous me le pardonnerez aisément..." ["this scruple alone causes my delay and you will easily forgive me..."]
He finds the quality of the previous issue of the review excellent and particularly...

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (15 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and editor of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold mark inherent to mailing.
To please the poetess Julia Daudet, Francis Viélé-Griffin took the liberty of imposing verses on Edouard Ducoté for his review: "... je vous ai recommandé ces vers pour complaire à un souhait de madame Daudet, je n'en ai pas pris connaissance ; mais reste songeur..." ["I recommended these verses to you to comply with a wish of Madame Daudet, I have not read them; but remain thoughtful..."] which the editor of l'Ermitage...

Signed autograph letter by Francis Viélé-Griffin (32 lines in purple ink from his Parisian home) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold mark inherent to postal handling, pen annotations on verso of fourth leaf.
Francis Viélé-Griffin thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté who dedicated his future collection Fables to him and apologizes for the intransigence of Mercure de France which only wants to publish authors and poets stamped Mercure de France: "... je ne comprends pas l'exclusivisme du Mercure, il m'a étonné et peiné.." ["... I don't understand the exclusivism of...

Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (16 lines in purple ink from his Parisian home on rue Hamelin) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold mark inherent to being placed in an envelope, the year 1900 is written in pencil at the top of the letter completing the date of June 11th written by Francis Viélé-Griffin.
He thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté for his support contrary to certain critics who have recently savaged him: "... merci, mon cher ami, de votre témoignage de sympathie..." ["...thank you, my dear friend, for your testimonial of sympathy..."] also informing him...

Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin addressed (31 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895 in which he requests a little patience before he sends the promised verses to the review, he also assures him that he will send his forthcoming works: "... however small the print run of my next volume may be, I naturally intended to reserve a copy for you. For are you not one of those for whom I wrote it?... I will enclose the offprint of sainte Julie - of which I have three copies left - but are you not a bibliophile?"
Finally, Francis...

Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (30 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
He showers praise on his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté who has just sent him his latest work and also thanks him for the article that l'Ermitage devoted to his latest collection (L'amour sacré published in 1903): "... I have written my thanks to the critic... I have a copy for him that I have not yet been able to send him..."
Francis Viélé-Griffin also mentions a painting by his...

Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (20 lines in violet ink from his property in Nazelles, Indre-et-Loire) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
He thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté for the latest book he has just sent him with a dedication, and expresses his delight at having been invited by him to contribute some of his poems to the review l'Ermitage: "I shall gladly collaborate, in the form of some poems, with your review which I always read with interest and profit..."
Francis Viélé-Griffin also mentions...

First collected edition on ordinary paper, with only 10 deluxe copies on Holland paper printed.
Light tears and marginal lacks to spine and covers.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Francis Viele-Griffin to American symbolist poet Stuart Merrill.

First edition, one of the copies from the first issue.
Bound in half bordeaux sheep, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with black fillets, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from Francis Viélé-Griffin to Marius Vallabrègue.
It should be noted that the gilder has stamped "Francis" in gilt for the author's name, and that the binder has slightly trimmed the inscription, cutting off the t and the s of "remerciements".

First edition of the transposition of the poem by Walt Whitman by Francis Viélé-Griffin, one of 100 copies on Holland, only print.
Small tears and gaps on the back and in the margins of the boards which have been internally patched at the head and the foot, spine and boards marginally sun-damaged, good internal condition.
Modern ex-libris glued to the foot of the verso of the first board.
Rare.

First edition in French translated by Francis Viélé-Griffin printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper.
Handsome full-margined copy.

Rare original colour lithograph, executed by Raphaël Collin for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 22 published in February 1899.
One of 50 deluxe copies printed on Japan paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe issue on verso; engraving preceded by a tissue guard captioned with the artist's name, title, and a poem.
Lithograph inspired by the poem Partenza by Francis Vièlé-Griffin, reproduced on the tissue guard of the print.
Magnificent French monthly publication issued between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of...

Rare original lithograph, executed by Raphaël Collin for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 22 published in February 1899.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with the numbered stamp of the deluxe printing on the verso, some foxing.
Lithograph inspired by the poem Partenza by Francis Vièlé-Griffin.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de...

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Binding in half old pink percaline, smooth spine decorated with double gilded nets in head and tail, golden tail date, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, a dull bottom corner, preserved covers, binding of the 'time.
Signed autograph of Francis Viélé-Griffin to Paul Hervieu.

First edition, one of the rare deluxe copies on Japan paper. Pre-original edition of Nationalisme et littérature (1ère partie) by André Gide.
Other contributions by Francis Vielé-Griffin, Edmond Jaloux, André Lafon, René Bichet and André Ruyters.
An extremely rare deluxe copy of one of the very first issues of the most famous French literary review of the twentieth century.

First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 30 hors commerce copies bearing No. 1, the only deluxe copies.
Minor stains of no consequence to the endpapers.

First edition, one of the copies of the first issue, he was fired 12 Holland paper in leading copies.
Binding cardboard vellum half way back smoothes decorated with gilded decorative motifs with small traces of minor friction, preserved cover, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph signed by the author Albert Mockel.

First Edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Holland paper, leading print after 2 China.
Publisher's binding in soft creamy cardboard, smooth back mute.
A tear glued to the back of the head, dirty cardboard, blunt corners, some small foxing.
Rare.
Ex-libris glued to the front of the back of the first binding plate.
Signed autograph of Francis Viélé-Griffin to Achille Hepp: "... this hyperborean poem ..."

First edition, one of 197 copies numbered and justified by Francis Viélé-Griffin on "pur-fil" paper , only great papers after 49 Arches paper.
Back very slightly insolated, a small spots on the first board.

First edition, one of 99 numbered copies on Arches paper, this copy one of 3 lettered hors commerce, the only large paper copies after 1 on Madagascar paper.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Francis Viélé-Griffin to Louis Gillet.
Spine cracked.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph Francis Viele-Griffin journalist of the French Action Mathieix Paul.
A small angular lack Length of second course.

First collected edition, a first issue copy.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by the author to Jules Renard.
This copy is enriched with the famous ex libris of the dedicatee drawn and engraved by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, laid down on the ffep.
Spine slightly cracked at head and foot, one joint cracked and repaired in the inside margin with a piece of adhesive tape, two small tears to inner margins repaired with adhesive tape, occasional wormtracks affecting some guards.
This copy, though an ordinary paper copy, is well-margined.

First edition on vergé d'édition, there were only 30 large paper copies.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 53 on Arches paper.
Marginal worming affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.

First edition on ordinary paper; only 12 deluxe copies were printed on Holland paper.