signed first edition hardcover
1884 · Paris
by BAZIRE, Edmond & MANET Edouard
Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. First. hardcover. very good(+). Edouard Manet. Illustrated with two original Manet etchings "L'Odalisque Couchee" and "La Convelescente." 3 etched plates by Henri Guerard after Manet, 6 heliogravure plates after Manet, a facsimile letter, and other illustrations throughout. 150 pages. 8vo, contemporary half black calf over green boards; some scuffing to extremities. Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. First edition, complete with all illustrations. A very good(+) copy of this scarce book with very clean interior. Inscribed by the author to Gustav Geoffrey on a preliminary page. The first biography of Manet, written by his good friend Edmond Bazire, and published just 9 months after Manet's death. --Guerin 50 & 65.
(Inventory #: 281623)