VIGNY (Alfred de): Les Destinées. Poëmes... - Lot 47 - Eric Caudron

VIGNY (Alfred de): Les Destinées. Poëmes philosophiques. Paris, Lévy, 1864; in 8°, full anthracite morocco, counterfolds lined with havana morocco, endpapers of tobacco moire, spine with 5 nerves, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved, slipcase. Fine binding by GODILLOT. Posthumous ORIGINAL EDITION; it is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the poet after a photograph by Adam Salomon, printed on Chine monté. A fine copy. VIGNY : Les Destinées. Paris, Lévy , 1864; in 8 °, half-fauve morocco with corners, spine ribbed, decorated with stamped fillets, cover and spine preserved, gilt head. Binding by P.-L. Martin. First edition. It is decorated with a portrait engraved by Baudran after a photograph of Adam Salomon. It is in this posthumous collection that one can read the most beautiful poems of Vigny, such as la Mort du Loup or la Colère de Samson (rare freckles).