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MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Verses. A precious first edition copy o…
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MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Verses. A precious first edition copy o…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Verses.
A precious first edition copy of Maupassant's only collection of poetry, enriched with an autograph letter to Jules Claretie.
Paris, G. Charpentier, 1880.
One volume in-12 (185 x 120 mm). Cherry red half-maroquin with corners. Spine ribbed, author and title stamped in gold, gilt head. Covers and spine preserved. Binding signed Gruel.
[4]-209 pp.-[1].
Slight rubbing to headpieces, nerves and corners. Back cover faded. Very discreet restoration in the foot margin of Histoire du vieux temps.
First edition. First edition on satin vellum paper, after the numbered edition limited to only 10 copies on Hollande and "a few copies on Chine".
A choice copy with a signed autograph letter from Maupassant: "à monsieur Claretie / hommage de l'auteur / Guy de Maupassant".
Historian, chronicler and future administrator of the Comédie-Française, Jules Claretie (1840-1913) was a central figure in Parisian literary life. "Des vers" is Guy de Maupassant's third book and his only collection of poetry. Dedicated to Flaubert, it contains 19 long poems in verse, including "Au bord de l'eau", for which the author was prosecuted by the Etampes court for offences against public morals.
The volume ends with a reprint of the comedy "Histoire du vieux temps", dedicated to Caroline Commanville (Flaubert's niece) and originally published by Tresse in 1879.
A fine copy, fresh and clean, perfectly established by Gruel.
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About the sale
Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
Auction location
Auction time
06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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