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FARGUE Léon-Paul (1876-1947).

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Tancrède (Paris, s. éd. [printed by A. Raymond in Saint-Pourçain- sur-Sioule, Allier], 1911); small in-8, black morocco, plain jade green kromekote boards, bordered by black morocco and a gilt fillet, author's name and title in black letters on the upper board, spine titled in gold, inside frame in the same morocco, lining and endpapers in ash black paper, untrimmed except for the gilt head, cover and spine preserved, rhodoïd folder (Alix). First edition of the author's first work, published at the expense of Valery Larbaud in 1911. Edition of 212 numbered copies, this one of the 200 on Arches laid paper (n° 32). Envoi to Maurice RAVEL, in violet ink, on the false title : " à Maurice Ravel/avec toute mon affection/ces "Enfantines" écrites en 93/Léon-Paul Fargue ". With two autograph corrections by the author, in violet ink, on pp. 24 and 33.

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