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Lettres a la Presidente et Galanteries Poetiques
AU$500 Read MoreAdd to cartTheophile Gautier; Luc Lafnet
Neuilly: Editions du “Musee Secret”, 1927.Gautier’s notoriously obscene letter from Italy to Madame Sabatier, known as “La Presidente” and one of Baudelaire’s muses, together with his bawdy verse and sixty-five previously unpublished letters. With an introduction and notes by Helpey [Louis Perceau] and a study of Sabatier by Sylvestre Bonnard [Pierre Dufay]. Illustrated with twelve erotic etchings by Viset [Luc Lafnet] and three photographic plates. One of 450 numbered copies on velin de Rives, from a total edition of 465.
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Le Roman de la Momie
AU$2,000 Read MoreAdd to cartTheophile Gautier; Alex. Lunois
Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1901.The principal deluxe illustrated edition of Gautier’s 1858 Egyptological romance, centred on the discovery of the mummy of Tahoser and the narrative of her love for a young Hebrew. Illustrated by Alexandre Lunois (1863-1916), who travelled extensively in Egypt and based his compositions on direct observation of ancient architecture, ornament, and costume. One of 50 copies on Japon, issued with a supplementary suite of the illustrations, bound with the original wrappers and prospectus, in a signed, richly tooled Egyptian style binding by Chambolle-Duru.