Heck Emile Preface (1 results)
More imagesShirano do Berujurakku / Cyrano de Bergerac
Rostand, Edmond [author]; Heck, Emile [preface]; Mori, Ogai [preface]; Tatsuno, Takashi [translator]; Suzuki, Shintaro [translator]
Published by Tokyo: Hakusuisha, Taisho 11, 1922
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB), Tokyo, JapanKagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB)
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Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 754.40
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very rare first edition, an early (possibly the first) translation of the famous French romantic play "Cyrano de Bergerac" into Japanese. The project was prepared and released by prominent translators. Gorgeous Art Nouveau design. Text in Japanese and French. One volume complete. 18,…7 x 12,4 cm. 438 pp. 6 collotype monochrome plates, including frontispiece. Foxing. The endpapers are made of Japanese Western style wallpaper. Leather spine and paperboard binding. Golden embossing. The slip case is made of hard cardboard wrapped in the same wallpapers, chipped and scratched. Few mouse bites. Original title slip on the case. Near fine condition.
