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19132294727Frederick A. Stokes Company 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Shepherd J. A. First edition. No jacket. Bookplate removed from front paste-down endpaper. 1913 Hard Cover. vii 144 pp. Brown boards with a rooster illustration on the front board. A fable of the Chanticleer--a proud and fierce rooster who dominates the barnyard. Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover books
19542032New York: The Heritage Press 1954 A heroic comedy in 5 acts in a new English version by Louis Untermeyer. Illustrations drawn by Pierre Brissaud. Printed red boards lettered in gilt. Spine faded and slightly rubbed. A fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Illus. by Brissaud Pierre. The Heritage Press hardcover books
191119492Paris: Librarie Charpentier et Fasquelle 1911. Revised. Hardcover. Very good . 8vo. Three-quarter red leather over marbled boards. Top edge gilt. A very good plus copy. Half-inch tear in leather at top of front hinge. Contemporary ownership signature at first leaf. Interior modestly toned but clean throughout. Good and sound. 298pp. <br/><br/>Quite a handsome edition of this early work originally published in 1890 by the author of CYRANO DE BERGERAC. A collection of dramatic verse whose title translates roughly to "The Timewasters." Librarie Charpentier et Fasquelle hardcover books
191065585Paris: Librairie Charpentier Et Fasquelle. Good. 1910. Hardcover. . . 155 pages. 7.75x5.25 inches. Gilt printed red leather spine with marbled paper covered boards. The spine ends and edges are slightly scuffed and rubbed. The contents are slightly toned but complete. A Good copy. . Librairie Charpentier Et Fasquelle hardcover books
1898RROSCYR00CCWR.H. Russell 1898. Good. Rostand Edmond. Cyrano De Bergerac. New York: R.H. Russell 1898. 294pp. 12mo. Book condition: Fair. Stained and browned with rubbed and bumped edges. Front hinge cracking but holding. R.H. Russell unknown books
19101870Paris: Charpentier et Fasquelle 1910. 12mo. 698pp. Finely bound in 1/2 red morocco gilt over marbled boards. T.e.g. Ink stained at top of fore-edge. This play starred and was dedicated to Madame Sarah Bernhardt. Charpentier et Fasquelle hardcover books
192694935Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle 1926. half leather marbled paper-covered boards gilt and blind-stamped title and decorations on spine top edge gilt marbled endpapers. 8vo. half leather marbled paper-covered boards gilt and blind-stamped title and decorations on spine top edge gilt marbled endpapers. viii 2151 pages. Comédie Héroïque En Cinq Actes En Vers. Text in French. This book is the most famous work by nineteenth-century poet Edmond Rostand originally presented at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on December 28 1897. Set in the seventeenth century the play is based on the life and works of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. The text includes a list of the actors in the first performance and in the reprise in 1913. Rebound with original wrappers bound in. Edges lightly worn boards and spine soiled and scuffed in places corners slightly bumped. Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle unknown books
1927WRCLIT18189New Haven: Yale 1927. Large octavo. Handsomely bound in three quarter black crushed levant gilt extra pink morocco labels t.e.g. Pink silk moiré boards rubbed but very good. First edition of this translation. Inscribed by the translator ".with thanks for his good opinion." The original French binder's bill is laid in. Yale hardcover books
1984TB24885Norwalk Conn.: The Easton Press 1984. Collector's Edition. Fine in full dark green leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and with gilt text and an outline of Cyrano on the front board and with a gilt outline of Cyrano's back on the rear board. The end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2" by 6 3/4". Laid-in is the publisher's four page "Notes From the Archives". 210 pages of text. A new "English version by Louis Untermeyer with illustrations by Pierre Brissanud. One of the volumes in the Easton Press' collection of Library of Famous Editions. The Easton Press hardcover books
1901005792New York: R. H. Russell 1901. Decorated Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 262pp. A romanic play in six acts. In beautiful royal blue cloth cover panel with gilt field of honey bees and garden flowers royal emblem and title letters. The spine is similarly rish in device and letters. The interior is clean and tight without marks. The outer cloth has minor wear at corners and spine extremeties. R. H. Russell unknown books
194856713Paris: La Jeune Parque 1948. Paperback. 341p. text in French very good first edition paperback original in original cream printed wraps. By the son of poet Edmond Rostand and a friend of Jean Cocteau this autobiography contains considerable material on the author's homosexuality. La Jeune Parque paperback books
1954172336New York: Limited Editions Club 1954. Limited. hardcover. fine. Brissaud. A new English version by Louis Untermeyer. Illustrations by Pierre Brissaud colored by hand. Title printed in red and black. 201pp. Tall 8vo silk brocade cloth with gilt-lettered leather spine label; publisher's board slipcase. New York: Limited Editions Club 1954. A fine copy in a very good slipcase<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
192414433PARIS FASQUELLE 1924 1924. SIGNED BY ALEX TIERS VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. PARIS, FASQUELLE, 1924 unknown books
1929406613Yellow Springs Ohio: Kahoe & Company 1929. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a few chips along the edges. 8vo 9 x 5.75 inches. 129 pages. Original printed boards; dust jacket. <br/><br/> Kahoe & Company hardcover books
1900659New York: R. H. Russell 1900. First edition. First edition. Blue cloth with elaborate gilt stamped design comprising dense bee pattern. First translation into English and issued in same year as the scarce first French edition. Sl. cover wear and rear cover stain. Very good. <br/><br/> R. H. Russell hardcover books
1929011111329Paris: Fasquelle 1929. Cover wear. 40 pp. 4to. Paper wrapper. With four 4 pages of costume and design by Erte. . A piece in four acts. Clean copy. Light cover wear. <br/><br/> Fasquelle unknown books
19268390Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle 1926. 244 pages; French text; original wraps bound in a 1/2 bright red morocco leather marbled paper covered boards spine with three small black geometric tools outlined in gilt and four small rosette tools; gilt titles top edge gilt; light wear; pages browning; very good condition and a nice example of decorative French binding of this period. Hard Cover. Very Good. Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle Hardcover books
191128869Paris: Librairie Pierre Lafitte and Cie 1911. Hardcover. VG minor wear to cover with slight bumping to corners interior yellowing slightly at edges but nice and tight. Green cloth with gilt lettering. xx 100 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Text in French. Includes Rostand's biography and The Idlers Sacred Wood and the Fantastics. Librairie Pierre Lafitte and Cie hardcover books
192328870Paris: Librairie Pierre Lafitte and Cie 1923. Hardcover. VG minor wear to cover with slight bumping to corners interior yellowing slightly at edges but nice and tight. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 240 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Text in French. Librairie Pierre Lafitte and Cie hardcover books
19101335995Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelles 1910. Various Editions. Hardcover. Octavo 155 262 158 et 244 pages; VG; bound in brown half-leather with marble-patterned boards; spines have 4 raised bands gilt lettering and tooling; some shelf wear to the edges of the boards rubbing and fading to the spine bumped corners; text in French;. 3 of the titles are reprints. Chantecler is a first edition. 1335995. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelles hardcover books
1910297632Paris: Pierre Lafitte 1910. hardcover. very good. Portfolio 12" x 18" of 43 loose sheets mainly in color on heavy paper deckled edges and each with lettered tissue guards one tissue guard is torn with no loss of paper or text The plates are of famous people documents speeches autographs etc. Paris: Lafitte 1910. Limited Edition. Internally fine in a worn and soiled cloth-backed portfolio lacking cloth ties.<br/><br/> Number 128 of 500 copies.<br/><br/> Pierre Lafitte unknown books
191131658New York: Charles Frohman 1911. First Edition. Oblong folio 28x34.75cm.; original photo-illustrated string-bound card wrappers yapp edges; unpaged; photographic illus. throughout. Some shallow chips and tiny losses to wrapper extremities none affecting text or illustrations spine nearly split some foxing to contents else About Very Good. Deluxe souvenir brochure issued in conjunction with one of Adams's last Broadway appearances. The actress who achieved fame in 1905 playing the lead role in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" would retire in 1916. "Chantecler" which criticised the modernist movement and promoted idealism was considered rather unusual for being set in a barnyard the protagonist played by Adams a rooster. The present item is illustrated with dozens of stills from the original Broadway production showcasing the exquisitely realistic costumes and set design. Charles Frohman unknown books
1931316514New York: Three Sirens Press 1931. Illustrated by Nino Carbe. 184 2pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarter green morocco and green cloth sides t.e.g. John Friel bookplates. Fine. Illustrated by Nino Carbe. 184 2pp. 8vo. Three Sirens Press unknown books
197142556Paris:: Editions Jacques Frapier. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. B0012OP1G6 . Text is in French. Foreword by Louis Pauwels. Illustrated with 35 monotypes and 113 gravures. First edition. INSCRIBED by Tremois to the legendary bookseller H. P. Kraus. Also laid in is a four page letter in French two pages typed and two pages written by hand dated 1973 SIGNED twice from Tremois to Kraus and the artist's card with a phone number written on it by hand. Near fine in a very good age toning dust jacket. . Editions Jacques Frapier, hardcover books
1890D14551Paris: Lemerre 1890. First Edition. 4 ii 182 pp. 8vo. bound in original publisher's yellow printed wrappers laid in green cloth chemise and slipcase. First Edition. This is the first volume of verse published by the writer best known for his celebrated play Cyrano de Bergerac. Wrappers somewhat worn but a very good copy with the original glassine. From the Blairhame library. Rahir Bibliotheque p. 621. <br/><br/> Lemerre hardcover books
