Lot 574

[OLIVIER-MERSON, Luc (1846-1920), illustrator]. [FLAMENG, L...

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[OLIVIER-MERSON, Luc (1846-1920), illustrator]. [FLAMENG, L?opold (1831-1911), engraver]. DE HEREDIA, Jos?-Maria (1842-1905). Les Troph?es. Paris: [M. Descamps-Scrive], 1907. Folio. Illustrated with frontispiece, 16 full-page illustrations, 24 banners and 5 vignettes. [4, blank], [233], [7, blank] pp. Finely bound in modern full navy blue morocco, front board stamped in gilt, spine ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, marbled endleaves, front wrapper bound-in, housed in full black cloth clamshell case, black gilt morocco lettering label on spine (minor occasional foxing in text). Fine. FIRST EDITION THUS, #33/150 COPIES ON CHIFFRES ARABES, out of a total edition of 175. A well-known, beautifully-illustrated edition of De Heredia's romantic poetry on classical themes. De Heredia was a Cuban-born poet, who is credited with being the first Romantic Poet of the Americas. From the collection of Louis A. Irmo. Measurements: 16 x 14 x 3".