L'Après-midi d'un faune. Eglogue par Stéphane Mallarmé. Avec frontispice, fleurons & cul-de-lampe (par Manet)
Manet. Mallarmé, Stéphane
Paris. Alphonse Derenne, Editeur. 1876
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First edition of Mallarmé's eclogue illustrated by Manet with a presentation to Jules Claretie.
From the edition limited to 195 numbered copies, with this one of 175 on Hollande.
This copy inscribed by Mallarmé to Jules Claretie, in red ink: 'Ex Libris [printed] de Jules Claretie / L'Après-Midi d'un Faune. No. [printed] 71 / avec tous mes compliments / de / Stéphane Mallarmé'.
Jules Claretie was a journalist, author, and administrator of the Comédie Française. He was close to Mallarmé and championed his work, especially his translation of Poe's Corbeau, also illustrated by Manet.
First edition for the text and the 4 original woodcuts by Manet. The ex-libris woodcut is printed on chine and is hand coloured in rose. The frontispiece is printed in black on chine paper with the background also hand coloured in rose; the hand-colouring is by Manet (see below). The other two woodcuts are printed in black, one acting as headpiece to the text, the other as final tailpiece.
'Il faut absolument arrêter les frais de colourage. Ce serait èpouvantable. Je me charge de les faire moi-même. Il me faut une journée ... '. (Manet writing to Mallarmé).
'Offrir à trois amis, ayant pour nom CLADEL, DIERX & MENDES, ce peu de vers (qui leur plut) y ajoute du relief; mais autant vaut que mon cher Editeur en saisisse le public rare des amateurs: l'illustration faite par MANET l'ordonne.' (Mallarmé's dedication).
[The Artist & the Book 179].
From the edition limited to 195 numbered copies, with this one of 175 on Hollande.
This copy inscribed by Mallarmé to Jules Claretie, in red ink: 'Ex Libris [printed] de Jules Claretie / L'Après-Midi d'un Faune. No. [printed] 71 / avec tous mes compliments / de / Stéphane Mallarmé'.
Jules Claretie was a journalist, author, and administrator of the Comédie Française. He was close to Mallarmé and championed his work, especially his translation of Poe's Corbeau, also illustrated by Manet.
First edition for the text and the 4 original woodcuts by Manet. The ex-libris woodcut is printed on chine and is hand coloured in rose. The frontispiece is printed in black on chine paper with the background also hand coloured in rose; the hand-colouring is by Manet (see below). The other two woodcuts are printed in black, one acting as headpiece to the text, the other as final tailpiece.
'Il faut absolument arrêter les frais de colourage. Ce serait èpouvantable. Je me charge de les faire moi-même. Il me faut une journée ... '. (Manet writing to Mallarmé).
'Offrir à trois amis, ayant pour nom CLADEL, DIERX & MENDES, ce peu de vers (qui leur plut) y ajoute du relief; mais autant vaut que mon cher Editeur en saisisse le public rare des amateurs: l'illustration faite par MANET l'ordonne.' (Mallarmé's dedication).
[The Artist & the Book 179].
[8 leaves from four folded sheets + inserted frontis. on chine; pp. (ii), 12, (ii) + frontis.]. Large 8vo. (310 x 222 mm). Leaf with ex-libris with hand-coloured woodcut and copy number in red ink, leaf with half-title recto, inserted leaf of chine with hand-coloured woodcut frontispiece (174 x 244 mm), leaf with printed title in red and black, leaf with printed dedication in red and black, three leaves with Mallarmé's verse recto and verso and woodcut head- and tail-piece, final leaf with limitation verso; all woodcuts by Edouard Manet. Original publisher's paper wrappers with printed title in gold to front wrapper, black and pink silk ties attached to the wrappers by the price label to rear inner wrapper, loosely held in wrappers by a pink tie.
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