Oct 01, 2009 - Sale 2188

Sale 2188 - Lot 94

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Henri II et sa Cour. Bound with several other period plays. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf over marbled boards, moderately rubbed; custom cloth clamshell box with leather gilt spine labels. Paris: Vezard , 1829

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first edition of dumas' s first play. It was an immediate success and is considered a landmark in the history of the French theatre. It also bore the seed of many themes that Dumas would explore in his later work. Parran, pages 18-19; Sarcey, "Quarante ans de Théâtre," Series IV pages 59-76.