Quinze poèmes d’Emile Verhaeren. Illustrés de 57 gravures sur bois dessinées et gravées par Frans Masereel et suivis d’un ‘Souvenir à Verhaeren’ par Octave Uzanne. — Paris: Éditions Georges Crès, 1917.
Authors: Emile Verhaeren (text), Frans Masereel (illustrations), Octave Uzanne (text).
Publisher: Éditions Georges Crès. [Georges-Célestin Crès (1875 – 1935) was a French publisher and bookseller. Address: 116 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris].
Printer: Sonor S.A. – Geneve, under the direction of Auguste Jordanis.
The number of copies printed: 1555 of which 15 (1-15) on Japan paper, 190 (16-205) on Fabriano paper, and 1350 (206-1555) on English paper (1506-1555 not for trade). This copy № 1312.
Pagination: [i] – front cover, [ii] – half-title, [iii] – title, [iv] – printrun justification, [v] – table of contents, [vi] – blank, [i-vii] viii-ciii, [civ] – printer statement, [cv] – back cover; one-side (recto) printing and pagination.
Owner’s contemporary red half-Morocco with marbled boards; spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering and design elements. Original printed paper wrappers preserved. Marbled endpapers. Trimmed unevenly.