Signé ; Edmond Rostand - Chantecler [envoi autographe...

Chantecler, a play in four acts and in verse by Mr. Edmond Rostand Paris, Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 1910, octavo binding bearing the title and a rooster in a medallion, consisting of 16 pages printed on the reverse side only. A rare program printed for the general rehearsal of the play on February 6, 1910, the eve of its premiere. This luxurious publication on fine paper, produced by the Devambez printing house and dated January 1910, reproduces by engraving the portraits of the directors as well as those accompanied by their autograph in facsimile signatures of Edmond Rostand, of Lucien Guitry (Title role), of Simone (La Faisane) as well as three supporting roles. The flyleaf of the program is stamped in red “Paris, February 6, 1910.” Exceptional program with a dedication from the author to the Duchess of Uzès.

Estimate:£211.22

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