Les Nuits

Musset, Alfred De

Published by Librairie Des Amateurs, Paris, 1912

About this Item

French poet and novelist Musset (1810-1857) had a famous love affair with George Sand (Amantine Dupin), and the poems of "Les Nuits," written from 1835 to 1837, reflect the despair he felt as they broke up. Former owner name and "Paris, 1948" on second front endpaper, else unmarked. Book has marble endpapers, three blank pages, a copyright page with a small circular color illustration, half-title page, a "Justification du Tirage" page with a number line filled in with "615 / F.F." in ink; a tissue-covered fullpage frontispiece illustration, and a second copyright page. It's bound with leather corners and spine; spine has five raised ridges and gold lettering. Some edgewear, pages show some age toning. Mylar protected. Seller Inventory # 003151

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Nuits

Publisher: Librairie Des Amateurs, Paris

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good +

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket