Lot no. 66
GÉNIN Auguste (1862-1931). Poèmes Aztèques (1884-1889). Letter-preface by Clovis Hugues. Paris, Fischbacher, 1890; in-8, half royal blue bradel morocco, illustrated cover, worn and lined. The collection opens with a beautiful dedication poem in honour of the author's father who died at sea. A renowned Mexicanist and important collector of pre-Columbian antiquities, Génin was also a writer, poet and industrialist.
☞ Autograph signed letter from the author to H. E. Mr Benoît, French Ambassador to Mexico.
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