Lot no. 228
VERLAINE Paul. Chansons pour Elle. Paris, Léon Vanier, 1891; in-12, [4]-52 pp, pink half-box with corners, gilt fillet, smooth spine, gilt head, cover (Alix).
First edition printed on Hollande laid paper (except for a few copies on Japon). The poems were inspired by Eugénie Krantz and Philomène Boudin, who alternated in the poet's love life.
Delicate binding by Henri Alix.
Galantaris, n° 163.
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