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MURGER, Henry (1822-1861)

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21.03.2024 13:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 135 | MURGER, Henry (1822-1861)
MURGER, Henry (1822-1861)
Scènes de la bohème. Paris : Michel Lévy, 1851.
Exemplaire enrichi d'une lettre et d'un poème autographes de l'auteur, dans une élégante reliure doublée de Huser. La lettre évoque un jeu d'épreuves, l'auteur demandant à son correspondant de lui dire "s'il n'y a pas de faute choquante contre les usages du monde que je peins un peu par à peu près". Le poème, intitulé "Ressouvenirs", fut publié en 1861 dans Les Nuits d'hiver. Carteret, II, p. 180 ; Vicaire, V, col. 1192.

"Avez-vous oublié Louise,
Le coin fleuri du vieux jardin,
Où, certain soir, ma main s'est mise
Pleine d'émoi dans votre main ?

Nos lèvres cherchaient nos paroles,
Nos genoux touchaient nos genoux ;
Nous étions assis sous les saules
- Dites, vous en souvenez-vous ?" (...)

In-12 (181 x 110 mm). Édition originale, que l'on reconnaît par la présence du chapitre 21, "Son excellence Gustave Colline". Enrichi de :
- une lettre autographe signée d'Henry Murger, 1 p. à l'encre noire sur un bi-feuillet de papier bleu contrecollé en début d'ouvrage ;
- un poème autographe signé d'Henry Murger, daté juin 1844, 2 pp. sur bi-feuillet monté en début d'ouvrage ;
- un portrait gravé de l'auteur contrecollé en début d'ouvrage.
Reliure signée de Huser : maroquin prune janséniste, dos à nerfs titré or, doublures de maroquin blanc orné d'un semis de feuilles et violettes mosaïquées de maroquins vert et prune, gardes de soie mauve, tranches dorées sur témoins, couverture et dos conservés. Sous chemise et étui.
Provenance : Charles Hayoit (1901-1984 ; ex-libris, sa vente, II, 29 juin 2001, n° 287)

First edition, this copy in a beautiful lined inlaid binding by Huser. With an autograph letter and an autograph poem by the author.
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