POESIES. Texte Presente Et Commente Par Jean Defournet. Illustrations d Edmond~Maurice Perot.

Villon, François (1431~1464)

ISBN 10: 2110808063 / ISBN 13: 9782110808066

Published by Paris. Mai 1984. Service De Presse Imprimerie Nationale~Lettres Francaises/ Dirige’e Par Pierre~Georges Castex., 1984

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red full leather hardbound 8vo. with raised spine bands and two satin marker ribbons. top edge gilt. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean.couple of tiny scratches to rear cover top corner. edges clean. contents free of all markings. satin marker ribbons in fine cond. gilding clean & bright with couple of teenytiny scratches. first printing of this edition. deep red marbled endpapers. full color frontis. illustration. two color title pg. 320p. + colophons. 11 full color illustrations, including 2 double page. 12 b&w illustrations. 60 pages of endnotes. ephemera laid in ~ a flyer for a 2006 seminar in Paris (colloque)on Villons' work and a 1985 review of the book from Le Figaro. "Ce Livre a ete tire a cinq mille cent exemplaires numerotes." ~edition limited to 5000 numbered copies. this one is left blank. (no number in the spot where it is supposed to be). Note: a small number of copies were issued with original signed lithographs.this is not one of those copies. An edition of the Works of Francois Villon in french. text is entirely in french. french literature. biography. french poetry. french history. LE TEXTE DES POESIES DE VILLON A ETE COMPOSE A LA MAIN A L'AIDE DU GARAMONT GRAVE PAR JANNON IMITANT CELUI CONNU AU XVIe SIECLE SOUS LE NOM DE «ROMAIN DE L'UNIVERSITE » ~ L'OUVRAGE A ETE REALISE PAR LE SERVICE DU LIVRE SOUS L'AUTORITE DE PIERRE CROQUET ~ ACHEVE D'IMPRIMER SUR LES PRESSES DE L IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE EN MAI I984 ~GUY BEAUSSANG ETANT DIRECTEUR ~Please note: the ABEBOOKS computer generated synopsis below is for some completely different book. Seller Inventory # 7161304

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Title: POESIES. Texte Presente Et Commente Par ...

Publisher: Paris. Mai 1984. Service De Presse Imprimerie Nationale~Lettres Francaises/ Dirige e Par Pierre~Georges Castex.

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

About the Author:

Francois Villon was born in Paris in 1431. His life was blighted by destitution, ill health, torture and exile. We do not know what became of Villon after his 32nd year, by which time he had written all that has survived of his intelligent and candid verse.