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PARIS 1938 · SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY · FRENCH LITERATURE · MUSIC HISTORY

Rimbaud in Paris, 1938 — Miguel Fontecha’s Presentation Copy to Pianist Gerna Gilmour

Arthur Rimbaud · Paris: Mercure de France, 1929 · Inscribed by Miguel Fontecha to Gerna Gilmour

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Paris, 11 November 1938: the Spanish tenor and vocal teacher Miguel Fontecha presented this copy of Rimbaud to the Canadian concert pianist Gerna Gilmour. A personal inscription linking two international musicians in pre-war Paris; Fontecha later taught celebrated operetta tenor Luis Mariano. This is a signed association copy, not a Rimbaud autograph or first edition.

Author
Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)
Title
Œuvres de Arthur Rimbaud — Vers et Proses; Poèmes retrouvés
Publication
Paris: Mercure de France, 1929
Editor / preface
Paterne Berrichon; preface by Paul Claudel
Edition
Later collected edition; not a first edition
Inscriber
Miguel Fontecha, Spanish tenor and singing teacher
Recipient
Gerna Gilmour, Canadian concert pianist
Inscription
Personal presentation signed Miguel Fontecha; Paris, 11 November 1938
Binding
Period brown half-leather, marbled paper-covered boards
Pagination
Reference copies approximately 398 pages; exact extent to be collated
Dimensions
Measurements gladly provided on request
Condition
Please consult the photographs for condition. Additional photographs are available on request.

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Historical context & sources

Paris, 11 November 1938 — A personal literary gift

Miguel Fontecha, Gerna Gilmour and Luis Mariano

The Rimbaud edition

A note to the future custodian

Keep the original 1938 dedication intact. Do not erase, trace or treat the ink. Support the leather joints when opening; preserve original boards and the inscription leaf, and store in a fitted archival enclosure. Retain any signature comparison or biographical documentation with the book.