Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.

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  • Another image of Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.
  • Another image of Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.
  • Another image of Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.
  • Another image of Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.
  • Another image of Fêtes galantes. by BARBIER, George, illustrator. Paul VERLAINE.

~ Fêtes galantes. Paris: [Imprimerie nationale for] H. Piazza, 1928.

Large 4to (300 × 230 mm), pp. [4], 100, [4], plus 20 coloured pochoir plates. Uncut in original wrappers and slipcase (the latter slightly rubbed and soiled). Slight stain to front free endpaper, just transferring to the very top of the title gutter and tissue guard, with very slight loss to the guard. French gift inscription (1967) to front free endpapers. A very good copy

First edition with Barbier’s illustrations. One of 800 on Rives (of a total edition of 1200). The poems of Verlaine’s Fêtes galantes (first published in 1869) took inspiration from the pastorals of Watteau, as well as the sumptuous fantasies of Fragonard and Boucher, while drawing characters from the Italian traditions of the commedia dell’arte. Barbier’s sensibilities made him the perfect artist to reinterpret Verlaine for the 1920s.

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