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FOURNIER (Louis-Édouard) & COPPÉE (François). Le Passant. Comedy in one act and in verse. Facsimile reproduction of the author's manuscript and a page of music by J. Massenet. Compositions by Louis-Édouard Fournier. Etchings by Léon Boisson. Paris, Magnier, 1897. In-4, havana morocco, boards framed with a mosaic floral garland in brown, red and gold, with thistles and carnations, repeat decoration on spine and mosaic inner border, silk lining and endpapers with gold threaded floral decoration, gilt on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, in half-marble folder and slipcase (Cuzin). Case edges partly broken. 47 engraved compositions framing the text. Edition of 300 copies. Unnumbered copy on Japon paper (the numbered edition on this paper being 12 copies); with double state of the etchings, one before the letter. A very fine copy enriched with a L.A.S. from Fr. Coppée (thanking him for sending a notice) and 2 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS by L. Ed. Fournier (portrait and draft title). A very fine copy, perfectly established in a period binding by Cuzin.

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FOURNIER (Louis-Édouard) & COPPÉE (François). Le Passant. Comedy in one act and in verse. Facsimile reproduction of the author's manuscript and a page of music by J. Massenet. Compositions by Louis-Édouard Fournier. Etchings by Léon Boisson. Paris, Magnier, 1897. In-4, havana morocco, boards framed with a mosaic floral garland in brown, red and gold, with thistles and carnations, repeat decoration on spine and mosaic inner border, silk lining and endpapers with gold threaded floral decoration, gilt on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, in half-marble folder and slipcase (Cuzin). Case edges partly broken. 47 engraved compositions framing the text. Edition of 300 copies. Unnumbered copy on Japon paper (the numbered edition on this paper being 12 copies); with double state of the etchings, one before the letter. A very fine copy enriched with a L.A.S. from Fr. Coppée (thanking him for sending a notice) and 2 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS by L. Ed. Fournier (portrait and draft title). A very fine copy, perfectly established in a period binding by Cuzin.

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