102 - DARZENS, Rodolphe. *Morgate*. A Dramatic Legend. Four scenes in verse and prose.

DARZENS, Rodolphe. *Morgate*. A Dramatic Legend. Four scenes in verse and prose. A charming first edition, reflecting the fin-de-siècle aesthetic. Limited edition of 150 copies on tinted Arches paper; this copy is in a lovely signed binding. Paris, Éditions Pellet, 1924. In-4, green half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine framed by a gold fillet and a design composed of repeating flowers inlaid with red maroquin and black bands, gilt head edge, untrimmed, original blank covers and spine preserved. Binding by Stroobants. 56 pp., 3 plates, one of which is in two states, headbands, initials, and tailpieces. Spine worn, rare scattered foxing. First edition adorned with a lithograph by Félicien Rops (1833–1898) in two states and two original drypoint engravings by Louis Legrand (1863–1951). Rodolphe Darzens (1865–1938), a Symbolist poet and colorful figure of the Chat Noir bohemian scene, presents here a “dramatic legend” adorned with spellbinding compositions representative of the fin-de-siècle aesthetic. A unique print run of 150 numbered copies on tinted Arches paper (No. 30). A fine copy, complete with the subscription bulletin bound at the end (4 pages), in a lovely Stroobants binding.