GOURMONT (Remy de). BAD SPEECHES. Paris, Mercure de France, 1900. In-16 oblong, brocaded, covers with embossed and gilded floral decoration on almond green background. (Bookbinding of the time). Very rare first edition. It is decorated on each page with a delicate floral composition in colours (green or ochre) by Georges d'Espagnat. Limited edition of 97 copies, this one n° 1 ON JAPAN, justified and signed in blue pencil by the author.