VERLAINE, Paul. *Fêtes galantes*. - Lot 301

VERLAINE, Paul. *Fêtes galantes*. A facsimile of the manuscript, a limited first edition printed on Japanese paper. Paris, Messein—"Les Manuscrits des Maîtres" collection, 1920. In-4, paperback, filled cover, in a green half-maroquin slipcase with a smooth spine bearing the title in lengthwise lettering and a bordered case. 4 unnumbered folios, a frontispiece portrait on laid paper, and 28 engraved plates. Spine unmarked but sun-faded, as is often the case, with a small tear at the bottom. Facsimile edition of the manuscript of this great collection, which foreshadows Symbolism. It is adorned with a portrait based on a work by Fantin-Latour and opens with a foreword by Ernest Delahaye. One of the 49 numbered first-edition copies on Japanese paper (no. 6). A fine copy, preserved in a slipcase and case.