MALLARMÉ (Stéphane). - Lot 80

MALLARMÉ (Stéphane). Divagations. Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1897. - In-18, 184 x 115: (2 ff.), 377 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Havana morocco, multiple cold-stamped fillets framing the boards, ribbed spine decorated with cold-stamped fillets, green morocco lining edged with gold-stamped fillet, havana moiré silk endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, case (Semet et Plumelle). Galantaris, 275 First edition of this collection of short, diverse texts, including prose poems, tributes to certain contemporary writers and artists, reflections on entertainment, literature, etc., which had been published in reviews over nearly thirty years. This was Mallarmé's last published book. ONE OF 15 EXEMPLIES ON HOLLAND PAPER, the only large paper after 5 on japon. A very fine copy in a lined binding by Semet et Plumelle. Hinge of the first board cracked at the height of the last two boxes.