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Best.-Nr. 15275Paris: Calmann-Levy n.d. Émile Colin- Imprimerie de lagny. 10 vols. Sm 8vo. Handsomely bound in three quarters red morocco gilt panelled spine t.e.g. others uncut some joints a little rubbed else fine and attractive. Émile Colin- Imprimerie de lagny. 10 vols. Sm 8vo. Some admirers have considered Labiche the equal of Molière; his plays are more complex and less coarse than many other examples of French farce. Calmann-Levy unknown books
Best.-Nr. 06477Paris: Éditions du Bélier 1943. A pleasing union of classic French theatrical wit and mid-century illustration LABICHE Eugene. MICHEL Marc. Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie. Illustrations de R. Peynet. Paris: Éditions du Bélier 1943. Limited to 4500 copies of which this is no. 1770. Octavo 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches; 241 x 155 mm. 1-4 blank 5-12 13-145 1 blank 1 limitation 5 blank pp. Five full-page color plates and numerous colored headpieces. Color pictorial front wrapper bound in. This is Labiche's great classic a boulevard comedy accumulating more rocambolic and burlesque adventures than the others on the occasion of the frantic search for a straw hat on a wedding day. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe ca. 1960 in three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards ruled in blind spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt in compartments marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Spine slightly faded still a fine copy. A celebrated example of 19th-century French comic theatre Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie 1851 written by Eugène Labiche in collaboration with Marc-Michel remains one of the great farces of the French stage - an intricately constructed comedy of errors propelled by escalating absurdity and impeccable timing. Its enduring popularity has led to countless revivals and adaptations including the well-known film by René Clair. The present edition issued in wartime Paris is illustrated by Raymond Peynet whose delicate whimsical style - later celebrated in his iconic "amoureux"-brings a lightness and lyric charm to Labiche's rapid-fire comedy. Despite the constraints of publication during the Occupation Éditions du Bélier produced a visually appealing and carefully designed volume notable for its fresh color palette and decorative program. A pleasing union of classic French theatrical wit and mid-century illustration further enhanced by a refined later binding from one of London's most respected ateliers. Paris: Éditions du Bélier, 1943 unknown books
1919Best.-Nr. 355242Boston: Allyn and Bacon 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Edited with notes exercises and vocabulary by Victor Francois. Preface in English. 16mo. Very good with some dulling to spine gilt a gently cracked front hinge and foxing to edges lacking the dustwrapper. This copy is from the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor. This copy has "Eleanor Ross Locker 191" written on the front free endpaper and has some pencil markings in the text suggesting that this was a textbook of hers during her high school or college years. Text in French. Allyn and Bacon hardcover books
1858Best.-Nr. 79623Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1858. Paperback. Good. 36p. Pamphlet. Disbound removed from a bound volume. No wrapper present. Minor staining along fore-edge. French text. Michel Levy Freres paperback books
1858Best.-Nr. 79625Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1858. Paperback. Very Good. 28p. Pamphlet. Disbound removed from a bound volume. No wrapper present. 18cm. French text. Michel Levy Freres paperback books
1922Best.-Nr. 215392Paris: Calmann Levy 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good minus no dust jacket Hardcover lightly rubbed at spine ends and bumped corners cover and foredges soiled spine and pages browned bookplate. In French. Calmann Levy hardcover books
