Johann STRAUSS fils (1825-1866). La Reine Indigo. Opéra-bouffe in three acts (Paris, Au Ménestrel, Heugel & Cie, [1875]); small in-fol. 233 p., contemporary half-percaline violine boards (some minor wear and tear). First Parisian edition (piano-chant score) of this operetta first performed in Vienna in 1871 under the title Indigo und die 40 Räuber. The French version, La Reine Indigo, with lyrics by Ad. Jaime and Victor Wilder, was performed on April 27, 1875 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. Signed autograph letter from Johann Strauss to Zulma Bouffar (1843-1909), "première chanteuse lyrique" who played the role of Fantasia, on an added flyleaf: "A mon incomparable et inimitable Fantasia Témoignage de reconnaissance et d'amiration Johann Strauss".