NERVAL, Gérard de and LAPRADE, Pierre. Sylvie. - Lot 286

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NERVAL, Gérard de and LAPRADE, Pierre. Sylvie. - Lot 286
NERVAL, Gérard de and LAPRADE, Pierre. Sylvie. Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1938. In folio, leaves, in filled pocket, chemise and slipcase. 96 pages. 2 ff.n.ch. Numerous full-page and in-text color etchings, under serpents. 1 suite of 35 black etchings, under plastic. Edges of slipcase cracked and reattached, minor stains on cover of dust jacket. Fine edition published by Ambroise Vollard and illustrated with etchings by Pierre Laprade, of this short, partly autobiographical novel by Gérard de Nerval. Limited edition of 250 copies, this one of 10 numbered first editions on Japon nacré (n°8), with a suite of etchings in black. Here, Nerval sets off in search of the ghosts of his childhood, and in particular of little Adrienne, whose dance had such a profound effect on him, and whom he believes he recognizes behind every face he loves or desires. A vertiginous reflection on the hold of the past and our relentless desire to rediscover or reconstitute it. A fine copy, in very good condition.
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