Marie Batilliat — Poemes

Paris, Fasquelle Editeurs, 1933. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce presentation copy of this posthumously-published volume of poetry, signed by the poet's husband. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this unusual volume of personal French poetry, by Marie Batilliat.Signed and inscribed to the front blank by Marcel Batilliat, French novellist, and husband to the author. Within, he presents this copy to 'mon char ami' Jacques and Madame Jacques des Gachons, in memory of his wife - 'ma chere absente et en son nom&apos.Includes a 'priere d'inserer' sheet slotted inside, describing the posthumous discovery, selection, and publication, of Marie Batilliat's poetic work, from the many written in secret across her lifetime.Features a monochrome frontispiece sketch of the author, drawn by 'Le Sidaner', painter Henri Le Sidaner. Bound in original paper. Externally, sunning and light spotting to covers. Sunning and creasing to spine. Slight rubbing to extremities. Bumping to tail, and cover extremities. Light spotting to endpapers. Ink inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot and slight crease. Good . Ill.: None. Good .