‎Rostand, Edmond./Daniel Sorano.‎
‎Cyrano de Bergerac . Comédie héroïque en cinq actes, en vers..‎

‎Cyrano de Bergerac. Comédie héroïque en cinq actes en vers. Représentée à Paris, sur le Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, le 28 décembre 1897. 136e mille. - [""ONE OF THE CENTURY'S GREATEST SMASH HITS""]‎

‎Paris, 1898. 8vo. Contemporary half calf with five raised bands, gilt spine. Single gilt lines to boards. Capitals and corners worn. Inner hinges a bit weak. With Eugen Zabel's book plate to inside of front board, a postcard depicting Edmond Rostand's residense at Cambo, obviously posttamped on verso, pasted on to front free end-paper, contemporary newspaper-clipping about the numerous performances of ""Cyrano von Bergerac"" around the world pasted in to hinge of fly-leaf, where the presentation-inscription (for Eugène Zabel) is written, and finally, the original handwritten address in Rostand's hand, cut out from the envelope in which the book was sent to Zabel, is pased into hinge of half-title. Internally nice and clean.‎

‎First edition, 136th thousand (same year as the first), presentation-copy ""à M. Eugène Zabel/ très cordial envoi, -/ remerciement, -/ et sympathie./ Edmond Rostand/ Octobre 98"" of Rostand's masterpiece, which against all odds became one of the most popular plays of the century and an overnight success throughout Europe.At the end of the 19th century in France, as well as in the rest of Europe, the industrialization was the force that dominated almost all aspects of society, i.e. everything from politics and sociology to science, art, philosophy, etc. And thus, also literature and theatre in this period were products of this new power. This meant that the trend that became prevailing within literature and drama was that of realism, which in France soon developed into naturalism. In the midst of this all-encompassing emphasis on objective documentation of everyday life which rejected romance, idealization and dreaming of any kind, emerged suddenly a work that no one could believe would have any success whatsoever, but which against all odds became the hugest dramaturgical success of the period and a theatrical monument that has been remembered ever since and which still stands as thus: Rostand's ""Cyrano de Bergerac"", the unlikely play about romantic heroes, fairy-tale like maidens, medieval-inspired sword-fights, about poetry, love, and art. The play had been taken on already in 1897, when the manuscript was finished, but the directors of the theatre regretted their decision immediately, not least due to the public reaction to the ""outdated"" romantic comedy-drama, which nobody would want to go see, and thus they severely cut the budget so that Rostand had to pay for all the costumes himself. Even the actor playing the main part, a leading actor at the time, regretted having taken the part, and Rostand is reported to have apologized to him for involving him in this ""disastrous adventure"". ""Therefore, when the curtain rose on ""Cyrano de Bergerac"" for the first time on December 28, 1897, expectations were low. The audience, however, was about to be pleasantly surprised. From the hero's last first majestic entrance to his last farewell, he transfixed his viewers. Theatergoers cheered Cyrano's triumphs, sighed at his suffering, laughed at his witty wordplay, and cried as his fate became known. A full hour after the curtain fell, the audience was still applauding thunderously. It is not easy to explain why Rostand's play confounded everyone by becoming one of the century's greatest smash hits. Perhaps the answer lies in ""Cyrano de Bergerac's"" stark contrast to the grimly realistic plays of its day, which often focused on modern society's darkest problems. The figure of the swashbuckling Cyrano dueling his way across the stage and stunning his compatriots with his verbal cleverness took Paris by storm. In fact, many critics, both of Rostand's time and later, attributed the play's tremendous success to its romanticism, or emphasis on idealism and heroism."" (Glencoe Literature Library, Study Guide for Cyrano de Bergerac).The work immediately became a huge success and within a very short amount of time, it had been translated into almost all European languages and was performed at theatres throughout Europe.Eugen Zabel was a famous literary critic and author, who at the time of ""Cyrano de Bergerac"" was editor of the ""Nationalzeitung"". He was born in Königsberg in 1851 and died in Berlin in 1925. In his youth he wrote poems, and after his move to Berlin, he worked as a journalist, critic, and writer. He did a lot of work on Russian themes, both political, historical, topographical, and literary, and he became closely connected to the country. He was highly respected for his liiterary criticism and his opinions, though often controversial, played an important role in public opiniation. ‎

‎ Cyrano de Bergerac. Comédie héroïque en cinq actes en vers. ‎

‎ Reliure plein maroquin havane. Quadruple filet doré, dos orné de même, bordure intérieure de même. Tête dorée. Non rogné. Couverture et dos conservés. Reliure signée La Haye. ‎

‎Paris Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle 1898 225 pp. In-8. Relié. Très bel état. 1 volume. ÉDITION ORIGINALE de cette célèbre pièce d'ou? est tirée la tirade des nez de Cyrano (Acte I, Scène IV).Le 28 décembre 1897, la comédie héroïque de Rostand devient le plus grand succès théa?tral depuis Hernani. Un succès sans précédent: quarante rappels ! La pièce sera jouée 400 fois jusqu'en 1900 et Coquelin, présenté a? l'auteur l'année précédente par Sarah Bernhardt, reprendra le ro?le jusqu'a? sa mort, soit 950 fois. Rostand fut élu a? l'Académie française en 1901: il y est reçu a? 33 ans, soit le plus jeune académicien d'alors. ‎

‎L'AIGLON : DRAME EN SIX ACTES, EN VERS + CYRANO DE BERGERAC : COMEDIE HEROIQUE EN CINQ ACTES, EN VERS.‎

‎LIBRAIRIE CHARPENTIER ET FASQUELLE. 1914. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 262+215 pages avec quelques épidermures. Titres et auteur en dorés sur pièce de titre noire. Ex-dono sur la page de garde.. . . . Classification Dewey : 792-Théâtre‎

‎L'AIGLON EST REPRESENTE POUR LA PREMIERE FOIS AU THEATRE SARAH-BERNHARDT LE 15 MARS 1900. CYRANO EST REPRESENTE A PARIS, SUR LE THEATRE DE LA PORTE-SAINT-MARTIN LE 28 DECEMBRE 1897. 3 PHOTOS DISPONIBLES. Classification Dewey : 792-Théâtre‎

‎Cyrano de Bergerac. Comédie héroïque en cinq actes en vers.‎

‎Paris Charpentier & Fasquelle 1898 1 vol. relié in-8, plein maroquin bordeaux, dos à nerfs soulignés d'un filet doré, caissons ornés aux petits fers, triple filet doré en encadrement des plats ornés d'un plein décor d'arabesques dorés, fine bordure intérieure, doublures de maroquin marron clair à gros grains encadré d'une frise dorée, gardes de soie moirée marron, doubles gardes, double filet doré sur les coupes, coiffes guillochées, tranches dorées, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise de maroquin bordeaux souple et étui bordé (Creuzevault), 225 pp. Édition originale de l'une des pièces les plus populaires du théâtre français. Un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon (ex. n°29), seul tirage de luxe avec quelques hors commerce réservés à l'auteur sur papier rose ou vert. Précieux exemplaire unique décoré en 1911 par le peintre Edmond Malassis de 16 aquarelles originales signées, dont six à pleine page (frontispice et pages de titre des 5 actes), cinq bandeaux et cinq culs-de-lampe : scènes de genre picaresque et portraits haut en couleurs, d'une grande finesse d'exécution, qui rappellent qu'Edmond Malassis (1874-1944) fut formé à l'aquarelle par Gustave Moreau. Ce chef-d'oeuvre a été par la suite revêtu d'une magistrale reliure à la fanfare (en référence au 17e siècle où se situe l'action) signée par Creuzevault.‎

‎CYRANO DE BERGERAC. Comédie héroïque en cinq actes, en vers ‎

‎Paris Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle. Eugène Fasquelle, Editeur 1917 in 8 (20x14) 1 volume reliure demi percaline verte, 215 pages, petits cachets ex-libris de Jean Suire. Pièce en cins actes, en vers, représentée à Paris, sur le Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin le 28 décembre 1897. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ) ‎

‎Très bon Couverture rigide ‎