ROSTAND (Edmond). Cyrano de Bergerac. Heroic comedy in five acts in verse. Performed in Paris, on the Theatre of the Porte Saint-Martin, on December 28, 1897. Paris : Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1898 . - In-18, 196 x 134 : 225 pp, (1 blank page), printed cover. Red half-chagrin with corners, spine gilt, untrimmed, cover preserved (modern binding). First edition of one of the most popular and famous plays in French theatre. Copy on publisher's paper, enriched at the end with Francisque Sarcey's beautiful and famous review of Cyrano de Bergerac dated March 7, 1898, extracted from his book Quarante ans de théâtre, pp. 221-237, and Jehan Rictus' booklet entitled Un "Bluff" Littéraire. Le Cas Edmond Rostand (Paris, 1903), in which the author makes a violent indictment of Edmond Rostand and his work, shortly after the latter's reception at the Académie française on June 4, 1903. There are also the following items: - 2 black-and-white postcards, one of Coquelin aîné in the role of Cyrano, based on a photograph by Paul Nadar, and the other depicting the character of Cyrano based on an illustration by André Marey - 4 heliogravures showing the author from a photograph by Otto, Coquelin aîné as Cyrano from a watercolour by Guth, Coquelin cadet as Ragueneau from a watercolour by the same artist, and Maria Legault as Roxane from a photograph by Reutlinger. - Suite of 5 illustrations reproduced in colour, after Adrien Moreau, Charles Léandre, François Flameng and Albert Besnard, from the 1899 Magnier edition - Two black photographs of two paintings depicting Coquelin aîné in the role of Cyrano . Spine slightly faded, minor rubbing from use. Cover restored.