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Au Souffle du Kasmin by Jeanne H. Chabal - illustrated poems

$550
£423.95
€507.13
CA$799.85
A$824.58
CHF 468.52
MX$10,437.71
NOK 5,365.22
SEK 5,620.73
DKK 3,791.11

About the Item

This elegantly-printed and bound small volume is enhanced by an affectionate inscription by the author to her friend Mathilde Koehn, and a holograph poem of 4 stanzas, initialed and dated 1917. The Khamisin, or Kamseen, is dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant, and it is the inspiration for author Jeanne Chabal dedicated these impressions of Egypt to Pierre Loti (French academician and travel writer), whom the author hails as "unmatched poet of the Orient, full of light and silence" Paris: Édourd Pelletan, 1911 16mo, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (185 x 140 mm); pp. x + 94 + colophon printed in black, red, and green ink, paper evenly toned throughout. Frontispiece by Georges Leroux. Beautiful Art Deco brown calf binding by Renee Kiefer with blind stamped Egyptian symbols highlighted in green ink; gilt title on spine, blind tooled fillets on turn-ins, double endpapers, marbled; t.e.g., original paper covers bound in; chip at head of spine, corners a little rubbed, front and back hinges expertly repaired. Presentation copy, Copy no. 42, on the limitation page. [BNF31922120]
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1911
  • Condition:
    Repaired: front and back hinges expertly repaired. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH6261stDibs: LU8340236358022

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