Théophile Gautier, By Maxime Du Camp, Translated by J. E. Gordon, Preface by Andrew Lang

Bound in 20th century black half Morocco with blue patterned paper boards. Top Edge Gilt. The spine in five compartments with four double raised bands framing the title and author with hand stamped gilt letters directly to the leather. The binding in a fine, like new condition.

Internally near fine with some browning to the edges of the cream coloured hand made paper. Tissue paper portrait guard torn and browned. An attractive copy.

“The life of Théophile Gautier, by M. Maxime du Camp, of which an English translation has just been published by Mr. Fisher Unwin, is deeply interesting. Théophile Gautier was not a poet or a novelist of the first order; but he was a true artist – a man who had the rare and inimitable gift of style. M. Maxime du Camp, the author of the biography, knew Gautier well, and could appreciate his subtle and delicate genius.”

“In many respects Poe and Gautier may be compared, and, in spite of Mr. Lang’s dogmatic assertion, we are inclined to think Gautier was a man of greater genius and more refined artistic perception than the author of The Raven.”

Chapman, John (ed.).  Westminster Review Vol. 140, Iss. 1, (Jul 1893): 92-96.