Prudens Van Duyse - De Bibliomaen

Prudens Van Duyse - De Bibliomaen - Kalmthout - De Carbolineum Pers - Juli 2010 - 1st edition - [24] pp - Softcover in slip-case - 13 x 10,5 cm. - [Design: Boris Rousseeuw].

Condition: Excellent - No. 48 (hand-numbered).

Bibliophile edition of a poem by Prudens Van Duyse (1804-1859) in the theme of bibliomania, the morbid love of books. Illustrated with a tipped-in photo portrait in sepia as frontispice. Text set from the Perpetua and printed with the hand press on laid Gambi paper. Edition: 55 numbered copies.

¶ The poem originally appeared in the magazine 'De Eendragt' (May, 1858) and was based on the life of the Ghent bibliophile François Borluut de Noortdonck (1771-1857) whose collection of rare books, manuscripts, drawings and prints was known throughout Europe. The April 1858 auction catalogue of his collection consisted of 3 parts.