DUMAS (Alexandre). - Lot 75

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DUMAS (Alexandre). - Lot 75
DUMAS (Alexandre). Set of 3 works: - KEAN, comedy in five acts. Paris : J.-B. Barba, 1836. - In-8, blue half cloth with bradel, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, untrimmed, cover preserved (late 19th century binding). First edition dedicated to the Duchess of Abrantès, of this comedy first performed on August 31, 1836 on the stage of the Théâtre des Variétés. Good copy complete with cover. Minor wear and tear to the binding. Cover soiled, tears without missing on the edges of the second plate. Scattered foxing. - SAPHIR, precious stone mounted by Alexandre Dumas. Paris : Coulon-Pineau, 1854. - In-12, paperback. Rare first edition of this work which is Dumas' adaptation of the translation made by Mayer, known as Max de Goritz, of satirical and humorous tales by the Viennese humorist Moritz Gottlieb Saphir (1795-1858). Goritz' translations first appeared in the magazine "Le Mousquetaire". Paperback copy, complete with catalogue at the end. Cover soiled, spine broken, some tears and missing parts. Some foxing. - STOCKHOLM, FONTAINEBLEAU AND ROME, Dramatic trilogy on the life of Christine, five acts in verse, with prologue and epilogue. Performed in Paris, on the royal theatre of the Odéon, on March 30, 1830. Paris : Barba, 1830. - In-8, uncrumpled, later folder and case. First edition dedicated to the Duke of Orleans, illustrated on the frontispiece with an original lithograph by Charlet, depicting a scene from the play in which Mademoiselle Georges plays the role of Christine, Queen of Sweden, and Mademoiselle Noblet the role of Paula. Copy unclipped for binding, including both covers of the original. One edge of the slipcase is missing.
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