La route d’émeraude

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 181
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Demolder, Eugène, 1862-1919
Title
La route d’émeraude
Statement of responsibility
Eugène Demolder
Place of publication
Paris
Publisher
Mercure de France
Series
Not identified
Printer
Imp. du Mercure de France (G. Roy), Poitiers, 7 rue Victor-Hugo
Date
1928
Imprint (isbd)
Paris: Mercure de France, 1928
Language
French
Tirage
Three copies on Imperial Japan paper numbered 1 to 3; twelve copies on Hollande paper numbered 4 to 15
2. Physical description
Collation
336 pages
Illustrations
None
Format
Octavo
Dimensions
Not determined
Paper type
Hollande paper
Watermarks
Not determined from the supplied images
Printing condition
Serif typography; sharp typographic printing
3. Binding
Binding type
Half black leather binding with cloth boards
Colours
Black and burgundy
Decoration
Spine with gilt tools and stamped title; marbled endpapers
Spine
Black leather spine with gilt tools and stamped title
4. Content
Content description
Symbolist and decadent novel set in Flemish and Dutch landscapes
5. General notes
Note 1
Numbered limited edition published by Mercure de France
Note 2
Includes dedication “A Madame Claire Demolder”
Note 3
Copy numbered “8, 533”
Note 4
Final page bears the imprint “Poitiers. Imp. du Mercure de France (G. Roy), 7, rue Victor-Hugo”
Note 5
Later half leather binding of good quality
Note 6
The spine bears the gilt initials “A.G.” corresponding to ownership marks of Alfred Gallart i Genis
6. Subjects
Main subject
Belgian Francophone Symbolist literature
Subsubjects
Belgian symbolism; decadence; Francophone fiction; Flemish and Dutch landscapes
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
181
Condition
Good overall condition; visible wear to edges and leather spine; clean interior with slight signs of use and small isolated stains
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
No bookplates or library stamps observed; copy on Hollande paper from a limited edition