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DAGUERRE PARIS

142 - CLÉMENT (René). *Albert-Love, or Hell*.
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Estimate €40 - €60
Description
CLÉMENT (René). *Albert-Love, or Hell*. Poem. Paris, Ollivier, 1837. In-8, 240 pp., [1] folio (errata), brown half-shagreen binding circa 1900, spine with four raised bands, author’s name and title in gold, decorated panels, untrimmed (slight foxing, a few stains). The only edition of this poem in which the author, a native of Avallon, portrays himself under the name of Albert-Love, referring to a distinguished lady said to be the widow of General Habert. According to an old note, ‘he committed a despicable act by writing this poem’... An autograph dedication from the author to Mr Préjean is recorded on an endpaper.
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