Classic theater, boulevard, vaudeville, drama, comedy... Aside from being shown upon a stage, a play is a text: dialogues & stage directions can be found in precious books, signed first editions, bound or unbound.
First edition, one of the 90 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Nice copy.
Signed handwritten inscription by Jean Anouilh to Robert Delaroche-Vernet.
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Beautiful copy wide-margined.
Illustrations by Charles Shoup.
Fourth collective edition for the first part and third for the second and third parts, published by Corneille himself. Our copy is adorned with the frontispiece of the first two editions (dated 1645), and the portrait of Corneille by Michel Lasne, dated 1644.
Later bindings in full blue morocco, Jansenist spines with five raised bands, endpapers and pastedowns framed with gilt dentelles of marbled paper, all edges gilt, marbled paper slipcases bordered with morocco, bindings signed by Alix.
Rare and beautiful copy elegantly bound.
First edition, one of 1,000 numbered copies.
A pleasant copy.
Signed and dated presentation inscription from Michel Butor to Joëlle Bensa.
Handwritten manuscript signed by the choreographer Maurice Béjart.
10 leaves written in blue pen. Handwritten pagination.
Maurice Béjart's handwritten proofs for his book Béjart-theâtre: A-6-Roc (éditions Plume, 1992), about his play A-6-Roc, first performed in the same year at the Vidy theatre in Lausanne.
After the foundation of “Béjart Ballet Lausanne” and his definitive departure from Belgium in 1987, Béjart continues to stage operas, produce films and publish several books (novel, memories, personal diary...). In addition, he wrote and directed his third play A-6-Roc performed in Lausanne in 1992, which he published...
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A nice copy despite the very slightly sunned spine.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Marguerite Yourcenar to Maurice Bourdel, director of publishing house Plon, and his wife : "... cette Electre perdue dans "un monde où l'ordre n'est pas"
