VERLAINE Paul (1844-1896). Fêtes galantes. Paris, A. Lemerre, 1869; in-16, royal blue jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, pink morocco lining with gilt fillet, blue moire endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine (Georges Cretté). First edition, still published on a self-publishing basis. Rimbaud found this collection "adorable", Mallarmé saw it as "an eternal jewel". ☞ Copy on Rives laid paper, the only paper with 10 Chine. A perfect copy. 📖 Van Bever & Monda, pp. 10-11. - Galantaris, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarmé, n° 18.