GAUTIER (Théophile). La Morte amoureuse. Paris, A. Romagnol, 1904. In-folio, red morocco, gilt fillet framing, quadruple framing of various sets of fillets with mosaic green morocco reserves, spine similarly decorated, gilt head, double endpapers, covers and spine (Period binding). First separate edition of this short story extracted from Une Larme du Diable published in 1839. It is illustrated with 25 compositions by Paul-Albert Laurens, etched in colour by Eugène Decisy, including 8 hors-texte and 17 in the text. Edition of 300 copies, one of 90 copies on japon. Copy containing two states of the plates (in black with remarks, with remarks in colour and final state). The subscription form is bound in the back.