LOUYS Pierre (1870-1925)

LOUYS Pierre (1870-1925)
The poems of Stéphane Mallarmé. Autograph manuscript, 1890. Manuscript of the poems of Stéphane Mallarmé, 69 pages in-folio calligraphed in violet ink on imitation Japanese paper by Pierre Louÿs, including the famous L'Après-midi d'un Faune.
White vellum cover titled in ink by Pierre Louÿs.
Volume in-folio, in sheets, titled folder, white vellum covers as the case. Brown stains on cover.
Unique copy.
"These nymphs I want to perpetuate
So clear
Their light incarnate that it flutters in the air
Drowsy with tufted slumbers
Too much hymen wished of who seeks the A Then shall I awaken to the first fervor
Straight and alone under an antique fl ot of light
Lilies! And one of you all for ingenuity".
The manuscript bears as a preface this autograph quatrain signed by Stéphane Mallarmé: "Louÿs, these verses recopied
Ô svelte enchantement, la stance
Fleurit et rit mieux de ses pieds
Que dans une autre circonstance
Stéphane Mallarmé" ...
An exceptional copy illustrating Pierre Louÿs' admiration for Stéphane Mallarmé.