by Edmond Rostand
First edition, first printing of the classic play
Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1898. First edition. 225 pp. Bound in publisher's pale green wraps. Very Good+ with slightly rubbed and toned wraps, slight curve to bottom corner, concave spine creased with a little chipping at ends, occasional foxing to text. Nice condition overall.
The classic French play in verse about a multi-talented nobleman whose huge schnoz is the only thing standing in the way of his finding love-- namely the love of Roxane. He finds a hunk to be his proxy but things don't go smoothly. The basis of many stage and screen adaptations including the 1987 Steve Martin film Roxanne.