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MUSSET, Alfred de (1810-1857)

Lot 111
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 111 | MUSSET, Alfred de (1810-1857)
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MUSSET, Alfred de (1810-1857)
Un spectacle dans un fauteuil. Paris : Eugène Renduel, 1833.
Édition originale.

Exemplaire enrichi d'une lettre autographe de Musset à Sainte-Beuve, l'invitant à venir chez lui assister à la lecture de l'un de ses nouveaux poèmes : "je serais enchanté de savoir de votre bouche s'il est bon qu'au public je l'expose". Alfred de Musset fréquenta le Cénacle dès l'âge de 17 ans, où il se lia d'amitié avec Sainte-Beuve. Ce dernier joua également un rôle de confident lors de sa liaison avec George Sand, aussi bien auprès du poète que de la romancière. Le présent ouvrage forme la première livraison d'Un spectacle dans un fauteuil, Poésie, et contient Au lecteur, Dédicace, La Coupe et les lèvres, À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles et Namouna. Carteret, II, p. 188 ; Clouzot, p. 215.

In-8 (211 x 125 mm). Édition originale. Enrichi d'une lettre autographe signée d'Alfred de Musset à Sainte-Beuve, Paris, s.d. ("lundi"), 1 p. sur 1 bi-feuillet, reliée en début d'ouvrage ; un billet autographe signé d'Alfred de Musset à Monsieur Verteuil, [Paris], 29 novembre, 1 p. sur 1 feuillet, relié en début d'ouvrage, lui demandant une loge pour le soir-même. Reliure signée Chambolle-Duru : maroquin rouge, triple filet doré en encadrement des plats, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, tranches dorées, couverture crème rosée conservée.
Provenance : Charles Hayoit (1901-1984 ; ex-libris ; sa vente, 29 juin 2001, n° 292)

First edition, this copy comprising a signed autograph letter by Alfred de Musset to his friend Sainte-Beuve.
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Printed books
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