ROSTAND (Edmond).
Cyrano de Bergerac. Drama in five acts.
Paris : Armand Magnier, 1899. - In-4, red half-maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilded head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Durvand).

Illustrated first edition, with 54 wood-engraved compositions by Romagnol, after compositions by François Thévenot (cover and portrait), Adrien Moreau (act I), Charles Léandre (act II), Albert Laurens (act III), François Flameng (act IV) and Albert Besnard (act V), including 5 hors texte.

Edition of 500 copies. This one is part of a separate present-day edition on heavy China paper, with a suite of illustrations on the same paper. The front cover is also in two states.

A very fine copy bound by Durvand.
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Lot no. 100

ROSTAND (Edmond). Cyrano de Bergerac. Drama in five acts. Paris : Armand Magnier, 1899. - In-4, red half-maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilded head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Durvand). Illustrated first edition, with 54 wood-engraved compositions by Romagnol, after compositions by François Thévenot (cover and portrait), Adrien Moreau (act I), Charles Léandre (act II), Albert Laurens (act III), François Flameng (act IV) and Albert Besnard (act V), including 5 hors texte. Edition of 500 copies. This one is part of a separate present-day edition on heavy China paper, with a suite of illustrations on the same paper. The front cover is also in two states. A very fine copy bound by Durvand.

Estimate
€400 - €600
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€480
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26%
ROSTAND (Edmond). Cyrano de Bergerac. Drama in five acts. Paris : Armand Magnier, 1899. - In-4, red half-maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilded head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Durvand). Illustrated first edition, with 54 wood-engraved compositions by Romagnol, after compositions by François Thévenot (cover and portrait), Adrien Moreau (act I), Charles Léandre (act II), Albert Laurens (act III), François Flameng (act IV) and Albert Besnard (act V), including 5 hors texte. Edition of 500 copies. This one is part of a separate present-day edition on heavy China paper, with a suite of illustrations on the same paper. The front cover is also in two states. A very fine copy bound by Durvand.
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