HU SMANS (J.-K.). The Bièvre. With twenty-three drawings. P. - Lot 119

HU SMANS (J.-K.). The Bièvre. With twenty-three drawings. P., Genonceaux, 1890. In-8, Bradel half-perc. v., eb. cons. cover. PREMIERE EDITION FRANCAISE ET PREMIERE EN LIBRAIRIE (copy bearing an autograph dispatch from the author to his friend Georges Landry, to whom the work is dedicated, and who has added: 1) A photograph of the two friends at Ligugé. 2) Vallotton's portrait of Huÿsmans, signed by the artist and dedicated by Huÿsmans. 3) An original drawing by F. Buhot, the master aquafortist, and four etching sketches, annotated or stamped, accompanied by a letter from the artist. 4) An autograph study by P. Lièvre (2 ff. in-4) on the books by Huÿsmans in Landry's library, in which this copy of La Bièvre is described on one page.