VERLAINE Paul (1844-1896). Sagesse. Paris, ancienne maison Victor Palmé et Bruxelles, Henri Goemaere, 1881; 106 pp. in-8, half-percaline sand à la Bradel, green parts with long title, cover. First edition dated 1881 but printed in December 1880. Verlaine had to pay 550 fr. in advance to get the printing started. Most of the pieces were written in Mons prison. ☞ Beautiful white vellum. No large paper was printed. A very good copy in contemporary binding. 📖 Galantaris, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarmé, n° 52.