192. BIBLIOPHILIA. EXCLUSIVE EDITION OF PAUL VERLAINE'S CHANSONS POUR ELLE WITH EXTRA SUITE OF HIS ERNI SIGNED ENGRAVINGS ON JAPAN PAPER.

Verlaine, Paul, French writer, (1844-1896) & Erni, Hans, Swiss artist, (1909-2015). Twenty-five poems by Paul Verlaine. Illustré de 11 eaux-fortes de Hans Erni. André and Pierre Gonin, Lausanne, 1983. Large 4:oi linen bindings with vellum backs with the insert loosely inlaid, as issued. This is a de luxe edition, no. 20 of 25 copies on red melange japon nacre paper with a suite on white japon nacre paper where all engravings are signed by Hans Erni. The book is also signed by the publisher and by the artist in the front colophon. Stored in a well made red linen case.