Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

287 c   HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARL. Un Dilemme. 12mo, modern ½ brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering piece; preserving rear wrapper, chipping to blank margins of pre- liminaries and endleaves including loss to top outer corner of title, tissue repairs including to inscribed half-title, contents browned; cloth folding case. Paris: Tresse & Stock, 1887 [1,800/2,500] first edition , presentation copy from the author to jean dolent , and autograph presentation inscription from the latter to Mme. H. Korsowska, both on the half-title. 288 c   IBSEN, HENRIK. Hedda Gabler. 8vo, later ½ morocco, spine titles gilt; preserving original wrappers printed in red and black, front wrap with two corners repaired. first published edition , “preceded only briefly by a copyright edition of twelve copies which were published in London under Heinemann’s imprint on 11 December 1890, just five days before the Copenhagen edition” (PMM 375). Copenhagen: Glydendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1890 [500/750] 287 288