Maurice MAETERLINCK / autograph inscription to the half-title leaf Signed

Description

autograph inscription to the half-title leaf of the author's play Wisdom and Destiny inscribed "à Mademoiselle Florence J. Perkins Bien cordial souvenir," signed ("Maeterlinck"), and dated January 20, 1920
Author:
MAETERLINCK, Maurice 1862-1949
Title:
autograph inscription to the half-title leaf of the author's play Wisdom and Destiny inscribed "à Mademoiselle Florence J. Perkins Bien cordial souvenir," signed ("Maeterlinck"), and dated January 20, 1920
Description:
Octavo. 1 leaf only, with a short printed catalog of the author's works to verso. Extracted from the book.
Slightly worn and browned.
The dramas of the Belgian symbolist poet, essayist, and dramatist Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) inspired compositions by some of the most important composers of the twentieth century, including Fauré, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schoenberg, and Webern. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Wisdom and Destiny, a lengthy essay, was first published in French as La sagesse et la destinée in 1898.
Seller ID:
23179
Subject:
Autographs & Manuscripts
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