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NERVAL (Gérard de). *Les Filles du Feu*. Paris, Giraud, 1854…
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66
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NERVAL (Gérard de). *Les Filles du Feu*. Paris, Giraud, 1854…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
NERVAL (Gérard de). *Les Filles du Feu*. Paris, Giraud, 1854. In-12, green half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind-stamped bands, smooth edges (contemporary binding). First edition of Nerval’s most important collection, published whilst he was a patient at Dr Blanche’s clinic in Passy, a few months before his suicide. The work is dedicated to Alexandre Dumas. It was not printed on large-format paper.
‘It was in this rare volume that a little masterpiece, *Sylvie*, first appeared,’ writes Carteret. It also contains six other short stories: ‘Angélique’, ‘Jemmy’, ‘Octavie’, ‘Isis’, ‘Corilla’ and ‘Émilie’, as well as the poetic cycle *Les Chimères*, which includes the famous sonnet ‘El Desdichado’.
A fine copy, bound in contemporary binding.
From the libraries of Prof. Alajouanine (1981, I, no. 515) and Yves Cazaux, with bookplates.
Minimal scuffing to the caps, a few foxing spots.
Carteret II, 220 – *En français dans le texte*, no. 273 – Vicaire, VI, 58 – Clouzot, 128.
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About the sale
First editions from the 19th to the 21st century
Auction location
Auction time
09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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