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GAUTIER (Théophile). The Comedy of Death. Paris,...

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GAUTIER (Théophile). The Comedy of Death. Paris, Desessart, 1838. In-8, fawn half-calf with corners, smooth spine decorated in gold and cold, covers preserved without spine, untrimmed, gilt head (19th c. binding). First edition, with a frontispiece engraved by Lacoste after Boulanger. From the romantic library of F.-M. Caye, with his bookplate. Angular restorations to false-title and frontispiece, restored tear to title; uneven, faded margins with minor foxing. Binding rubbed, spine partly oiled.