MISTRAL [Frédéric] - "Les Olivades". (Provençal text and French translation). Paris, Alphonse Lemerre Éditeur, 1912 (19x14cm) 253pp. Full chagrin decorated on the front cover with a mosaic composition of an olive tree. Binding signed DELPLAGNE (Macon). Smooth spine. Jaspered upper edge. Large margins. Cover preserved. Case. Reproduction of musical scores. EDITION of the "OEuvres de Frédéric Mistral" published the same year as the ORIGINAL EDITION. This one (n°16) is 1 of 20 copies on Chine, signed and initialled by the publisher, after 5 copies on Whatman. A superb copy.

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