[NOUVEAU Germain (1851-1920)]. Valentine et autres vers. Paris, Messein, 1921 [1922]; in-12 navy blue jansenist chagrin, interior gilt fillet, gilt head, cover, slipcase (J. P. Miguet). First edition with a long preface by Ernest Delahaye, decorated with a portrait. ☞ One of 20 copies on Chine. Spine faded. Joint : Le Maron travesti ou la Quatrième églogue de Virgile, mise en vers burlesques par Monsieur la Guerrière. Paris, 1903 [Messein, c. 1935]; in-4 paperback; tan chagrin spine folder, slipcase. - First edition of this poem published clandestinely by Albert Messein, Léon Vanier's successor. The poet's family had tried in vain to prevent publication. - One of 300 on Arches laid paper.