Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand with a Poor dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1931 Three Sirens Press. First printing with no subsequent printing.
The leather exterior is in Very Good condition with a strong sheen, faded title ink on a convex spine and the front board. Also with, strong top gilt and lightly toned page blocks. Also, tight binding, mild spine tilt, , mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s 4-line comment on the half title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean, supple and lightly toned, making this an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket.
This is Edmond Rostand’s immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII’s reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand’s extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero–Cyrano De Bergerac–and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage.This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.
