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VERLAINE (Paul)
In limbo. Paris, Léon Vanier, 1894. In-12, glazed pink half calf with bradel corners, smooth spine with floral garland, vase and lyre, spine and cover preserved, gilt headband (Binding E. Carayon).
Original edition of which 20 copies were printed on Japan, this one n°20 signed by Léon
Vanier.
Rare enriched copy of the signed autograph manuscript of the collection's Part V, on the back of a care sheet and two engraved portraits of Verlaine, one by Lazard, on Watman, dated 1888, the other after David Estoppey, woodcut by Maurice B [aud], printed
on China
paper
.
While he was at the Broussais hospital, Verlaine had the idea of a new poetic collection of love poems, but this time very chaste: Dans les limbes, of which he said "Les limbes, c'est l'hôpital avec une visiteuse" (Limbo is the hospital with a visitor). The visitor in question was Philomène Boudin, known as Esther, a 33-year-old prostitute whom Verlaine had met in 1890, for whom the poet conceived his last passion. This love made of breakups and reconciliations was humiliated, jealous, stormy but sincere. The autograph poem attached to this copy offers a striking picture of what their relationship was like: "You gave me, not wrongly, but certainly with good reason, the nickname 'Infernal', that's very good: aren't you always right? Indeed, in spite of the sincere, purer sincere, whole love, that I devote to you and all of it, sincere as this love is, My diabolical character sometimes does not know how to lower A truly Babelic pride which, for its part, does not want to lower itself. Ah, bend it, my character, trample it under yours: My heart is yours for a partner. My soul is here for your support. My heart that gave you my life, My soul whose seals you hold! Forgive my sins of envy, anger, and all foolish crimes. Besides, I atone enough for them All my offences Far from you, except in haste, By such deprivations!
".
Very fine copy o
In limbo. Paris, Léon Vanier, 1894. In-12, glazed pink half calf with bradel corners, smooth spine with floral garland, vase and lyre, spine and cover preserved, gilt headband (Binding E. Carayon).
Original edition of which 20 copies were printed on Japan, this one n°20 signed by Léon
Vanier.
Rare enriched copy of the signed autograph manuscript of the collection's Part V, on the back of a care sheet and two engraved portraits of Verlaine, one by Lazard, on Watman, dated 1888, the other after David Estoppey, woodcut by Maurice B [aud], printed
on China
paper
.
While he was at the Broussais hospital, Verlaine had the idea of a new poetic collection of love poems, but this time very chaste: Dans les limbes, of which he said "Les limbes, c'est l'hôpital avec une visiteuse" (Limbo is the hospital with a visitor). The visitor in question was Philomène Boudin, known as Esther, a 33-year-old prostitute whom Verlaine had met in 1890, for whom the poet conceived his last passion. This love made of breakups and reconciliations was humiliated, jealous, stormy but sincere. The autograph poem attached to this copy offers a striking picture of what their relationship was like: "You gave me, not wrongly, but certainly with good reason, the nickname 'Infernal', that's very good: aren't you always right? Indeed, in spite of the sincere, purer sincere, whole love, that I devote to you and all of it, sincere as this love is, My diabolical character sometimes does not know how to lower A truly Babelic pride which, for its part, does not want to lower itself. Ah, bend it, my character, trample it under yours: My heart is yours for a partner. My soul is here for your support. My heart that gave you my life, My soul whose seals you hold! Forgive my sins of envy, anger, and all foolish crimes. Besides, I atone enough for them All my offences Far from you, except in haste, By such deprivations!
".
Very fine copy o