LOUŸS Pierre (1870-1925). L'Apogée (poem). Paris, Les Lettres, 15 May 1907; booklet in-8, brown morocco spine folder, slipcase. Pre-original edition of this poem in six quatrains which appeared in an issue of the review Les Lettres. Enclosed in the slipcase is a handwritten study of the variants by a Louÿs specialist: he copied 9 different versions of the poem, later entitled Psyché, which appeared in collections between 1908 (Van Bever edition) and 1947 (Le Dantec edition). Attached letter dated 1947.