BECQUE (Henry).

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BECQUE (Henry).
La Parisienne. Comedy in three acts. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1885. In-12, midnight blue morocco, jansenist, gilt title on spine, gilt fillet inside, burgundy morocco lining, blue silk endpapers, gilt edges on witness, cover and spine (Noulhac 1918). First edition. Masterpiece of Henry Becque (1837-1899), La Parisienne was created in February 1885 at the Renaissance theatre and was a great success. Its revival at the Comédie-Française five years later caused a scandal. One of 20 numbered copies on hollande. Autograph letter from the author to Calmann Lévy: à mon cher éditeur et ami, son bien dévoué. A very fine copy in a lined binding by Noulhac.
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