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CLAUDEL (Paul) Sainte Geneviève. Poems. 1 vol....

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CLAUDEL (Paul) Sainte Geneviève. Poems. 1 vol. in-4 narrow. Accordion folded book, held between 2 "kiri" wood hays, blue cloth slipcase with 2 bone tabs closure in Chinese style. Tokyo Chinchiocha A. D. 1923. Original edition illustrated with 24 figures in the text drawn by Audrey Parr, woodcut in Tokyo by Bonkotsu Igami according to the Japanese process. Text and woodcuts on the back. Printed at 1018 copies on "hôcho" paper [lemon bark]. This one 1 of 1000 (n° 831). With 2 E.A.S. of which 1 to Marie Bell dated Paris 4.1.47 " To my dear Marie Bell the unforgettable Prouhèze to whom I keep an eternal gratitude P Claudel Paris 4-I-67 ". Ref : Talvart & Place III - 151