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Francis Jammes — Choice of Poems (1922) Proof copy no. 104, inscribed to Julia Alphonse Daudet With a study by Léon Moulin and a bibliography. Portrait of the author by Jacques-Émile Blanche. Paris, Mercure de France, 1922. In-8. Tirage & copy Proof copy of the deluxe issue, numbered 104. Untrimmed volume, in keeping with Mercure de France’s luxury copies, featuring the irregular edges characteristic of uncut issues. Manuscript dedication Beautiful autograph inscription: « to my faithful friend Julia Alphonse Daudet », followed by the author's signature. Dedication addressed to Julia Allard-Daudet, wife of Alphonse Daudet, a woman of letters and a major figure of the literary salon frequented by Jammes, Gide, Mallarmé, Mirbeau, Léon Daudet, etc. First-rate provenance. Description of the copy Well-preserved volume, old half-leather binding, sturdy but with a few signs of wear, untrimmed edges, clean paper. A seal and a pencil mark on the free endpaper and a signature in ink on the following page. Frontispiece portrait. Pages showing the irregularity typical of Mercure de France untrimmed copies. Careful sending by tracked mail

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