MUSSET, Alfred de. [Meeting of 2 volumes]: - Lot 316

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MUSSET, Alfred de. [Meeting of 2 volumes]: - Lot 316
MUSSET, Alfred de. [Meeting of 2 volumes]: 1) MUSSET, Alfred de. Histoire d'un merle blanc by Alfred de Musset followed by l'oraison funèbre d'un vers à soie and A quoi tient le cœur d'un lézard by P. J. Stahl (Hetzel), 1853. In-12 of 95 pp. Blue half cloth, marbled paper boards, smooth spine, red morocco title page, covers preserved, untrimmed. Good copy (corners bumped, first cover slightly faded). First separate edition. According to Clouzot: "First separate edition sought by lovers of first editions, this text having been published for the first time in the two large volumes of Scènes de la vie des animaux...". 2) SPOELBERCH DE LOVENJOU, Viscount Charles. Etude critique et bibliographique des oeuvres d'Alfred de Musset, pouvant servir d'appendice à l'édition dite de souscription, Paris : René Pincebourde, 1877. In-4 of 19 p. Green half-chagrin with corners, spine finely decorated. Excellent copy, with full margins, in a decorative binding. First edition, printed on laid paper. This study serves as an erratum to the Œuvres complètes de Musset which had just been published by Charpentier.
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