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Chansons de la Fleur de Lys

Vincent, E. Hervé. Botrel, Théodore

Paris. Georges Ondet, Editeur. 1899
Théodore Botrel's 'Chansons de la Fleur de Lys' illustrated with colour lithographs by Hervé Vincent.

The fifteen songs, each with the musical accompaniment, are the following: 'La Chasse aux Loups', 'Fleur de Reine', 'Jean Cottereau', 'Le Mouchoir Rouge de Cholet', 'La Messe en Mer', 'La 'Marie-Jeanne'', 'Les Briseurs de Calvaires', 'Le Dernier Madrigal', 'A la Santé du Roi!', 'Berceuse Blanche', 'Le Petit Grégoire', 'Bretons Têtus', 'Debout, les Gâs!..', 'Dans le Jardin de France', and 'La Cloche d'Ys'.
Small folio. (298 x 204 mm). Half-title with 'Collection Botrel' verso, leaf with reproduction photographic portrait of Botrel verso as frontispiece, printed title with publisher's vignette, two leaves with preface by Georges d'Esparbès and fifteen songs with printed music by Botrel, each with title and illustrated with a colour lithograph by Vincent ('Le Dernier Madrigal' and 'La Cloche d'Ys' with titles bound after the lithographs), final vignette and final leaf with 'Table' recto and advertisement for publications by Ondet verso. Contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards and endpapers, spine ruled in gilt with gilt title, original publisher's wrapper with colour lithograph to front cover by Vincent preserved.
#47710

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