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HEREDIA (de), José-Maria (1842-1905)
Autograph signed quatrain « M. de Heredia » to the marquise de Saint-Paul
N.p.n.d [1894], 1 p. in-8°
« Carmen m’a donné la rose / Qui sur son cœur s’effeuillait »
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HEREDIA (de), José-Maria (1842-1905)
Autograph signed quatrain « M. de Heredia » to the marquise de Saint-Paul
N.p.n.d [1894], 1 p. in-8°
Mounted on cardboard, light ripples
Famous quatrain of the Cuban poet
« Carmen m’a donné la rose
Qui sur son cœur s’effeuillait
Mais l’œillet vient de Rose
Et je préfère l’œillet
M. de Heredia »
This elegant quatrain with crossed rhymes was taken from the Album Amicorum that belonged to the Marquise de Saint-Paul (1848-1943), a French benefactress, pianist and salonnière.
