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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
by ROSTAND, Edmond
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with splitting to bottom edge
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Windham: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with splitting to bottom edge. Sylvain Sauvage. Small folio (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in decorated linen with gilt lettering. The English translation by Brian Hooker with a new introduction by the translator. Illustrated with watercolors by Sylvain Sauvage. Copy #473 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
Synopsis
The legendary romance about a quick-witted swashbuckler whose nose is as big as his heart Set during the reign of Louis XIII, Cyrano de Bergerac is a play about one of the most estimable characters in literature. Desperately in love with the beautiful Roxane but convinced she will never look past his titanic proboscis, Cyrano helps the tongue-tied Christian pen exquisite verse with which to woo her. Presented in an elegant new translation, this comic adventure continues to be popular for its dramatic power and, above all, its magnetic hero. * Includes an introduction, chronology, explanatory notes, and historical note
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021131
- Title
- CYRANO DE BERGERAC
- Author
- ROSTAND, Edmond
- Illustrator
- Sylvain Sauvage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with splitting to bottom edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Windham
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Signed, Limited Editions Club, Illustrated Books, French Literature, Theater, Cyrano de Bergerac, Poetry, LEC, Plays, Sylvain Sauvage
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Folio
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- New
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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