Verlaine, Paul Femmes. Privately printed. op.... Lot 1266

Verlaine, Paul Femmes. Privately printed. op. cit. n.d., n.d. (c. 1920/25). 48 p., 2 vols. Hand-painted full-glass cloth binding with gilt-stamped fillets, gilt inside edges signed H. Sperling Leipzig. Erotica - Curiosa Verlaine, Paul Femmes. Privately printed. op. cit. n.d., n.d. (c. 1920/25). 48 p., 2 vols. Hand-painted full-glass cloth binding with gilt-stamped fillets, gilt inside edges signed H. Sperling Leipzig. Hayn/Gotendorf IX, 603 - Not published by Göbel. - Unique binding, this edition one of 100 copies. "Cette édition a été tirée à cent exemplaires. Elle ne peut être mise dans le commerce". Printed on strong wove paper, title and poem title printed in green. This famous collection of erotic poems attracted the attention of the censorship authorities in both France and Germany. The endpapers with handmade speckled paper. Ex libris from the library of the paleobotanist Robert Potonié. Gilt edges all around. Femmes. Private print. (Around 1920/25). 48 p., 2 sheets. Hand-painted full parchment binding with gilt embossed fillets, gilt inside edges Signed H. Sperling Leipzig. - Unique binding, One of 100 copies. "Cette édition a été tirée à cent exemplaires. Elle ne peut être mise dans le commerce". Printed on strong Vélin, title and poem title printed in green. This famous collection of erotic poems became the focus of censorship in France and Germany. The endpapers with handmade speckle paper. Ex Libris from the library of the palaeobotanist Robert Potonié. Gilt edges. 360