VERHAEREN, Émile.

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VERHAEREN, Émile.
Les Forces tumultueuses. Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1902. In-12 [183 x 116] of (1) f., 188 pp., (1) f., (2) ff of cat. : half red morocco with corners, spine ribbed, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Semet et Plumelle). First edition. One of the poetic collections of the maturity: it is dedicated to Auguste Rodin. Superb autograph letter signed on the false-title: To André Gide // Who admires him & // Who loves him well // Em Verhaeren Verhaeren first knew André Gide through his work, thanks to Maria Van Rysselberghe who introduced him to Les Cahiers d'André Walter in 1891, on which he wrote a glowing review in L'Art Moderne on June 28, 1891. It was not until 1895, however, that the two writers began a correspondence, after Verhaeren had sent Gide a copy of his Villages illusoires. Verhaeren died in 1916. Five years later, Gide paid tribute to him in Essais critiques: "Those who had the good fortune to approach Verhaeren were astonished that so much cordiality could be combined with so much greatness." A beautiful copy bound by Semet et Plumelle, complete with an extract from the catalog of the Mercure de France editions at the end.
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