Description

FIRST FRENCH EDITION with hors-texte illustrations by Christian Bérardafter the Swiss edition of 1945.

ONE OF THE FIRST 16 COPIES ON JAPON.
(followed by 23 ex. on Montval, 40 ex. on Arches vellum, 62 ex. on pure vellum, 1500 ex. on superior vellum, 25 ex. on green water vellum and 25 ex. on Annam).

The complete cast list for the first performance at the Théâtre de l'Athénée on 22 December 1945, directed by Louis Jouvet on his return from America, appeared for the first time. The lead role (Aurélie, la folle de Chaillot) was played by Marguerite Moreno, who had inspired it, while Jouvet played the role of the Chiffonnier. The incidental music was by Henri Sauguet and the sets and costumes by Christian Bérard.

Rare edition, nicely bound in banded half-chagrin signed Lavaux.