KRANTZ, Émile and BALDENNE, Fernand. Set of two works: Un dé - Lot 173

KRANTZ, Émile and BALDENNE, Fernand. Set of two works: Un décadent lorrain - Charles Guérin et son œuvre lyrique. Composed as follows: - KRANTZ, Émile. Un décadent lorrain. M. Charles Guérin: l'agonie du soleil, joies grises. Nancy, Berger-Levrault, 1894. 2 In-8 paperback copies, 21 pp. each, beige cover printed in black. Small loss at the bottom of the first cover and in a corner, and some rubbing at the edge of the second cover of one copy; slight browning on the cover of the other copy; good condition nonetheless, interiors intact. First edition of this study by Émile Krantz, who offers an analysis of the work of poet Charles Guérin (1873-1907) based on his collection "L'Agonie du Soleil - Joies grises" published in 1894. Fine, uncut copies. - BALDENNE, Fernand. Charles Guérin et son œuvre lyrique, Bibliothèque des Marches de l'est, s.l.n.d. One in-8 paperback volume, brown cover printed in black. 35 pp. with one plate of B&W photographs on heavy paper, several vignettes in headbands, letterforms and caps. First edition of this study by Fernand Baldensperger (1871-1958) on the lyrical work of Charles Guérin. A university professor of literature, specialist in foreign literature, historian and critic, the author founded and co-edited, with Paul Hazard, the "Revue de littérature comparée" (1921), and published collections of poetry under the pseudonym Fernand Baldenne. Autograph address signed by the author on the flyleaf "to Madame Guérin, a very respectful tribute from a friend of the poet. FB." A fine set of works by Charles Guérin (1873-1907).