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12 - [Shadow Theatre]. A set of 7 volumes in first edition.
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[Shadow Theatre]. A set of 7 volumes in first edition. 1/ - Fragerolle, Georges – Bombled, Louis. – *Le Rêve de Joël*. A legend. Paris, Enoch, Flammarion, undated [c. 1895]. Italian-style quarto, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, red edges – browning on the endpapers, caps and corners slightly rubbed - 34 pp., [1 f.], text and music by Georges Fragerolle, vignette on the title page (repeated at the end of the volume) and 13 colour illustrations, including 11 full-page ones by Louis Bombled. 2 -/ Fragerolle, Georges – Rivière, Henri. – *L’Enfant prodigue*. Biblical scenes in seven tableaux. Paris, Enoch, Flammarion, 1895. Italian-style quarto, illustrated cardboard binding by the publisher, red edges – corners and edges slightly rubbed, small stain on the spine, a few faint fox’s spots on the endpapers, trace of a crease on the last leaf - 42 pp., [1 f.], vignette on the title page and 14 large colour illustrations by Henri Rivière. This play was first performed at the Théâtre du Chat Noir on 3 December 1894. 3/ - Fragerolle, Georges – Rivière, Henri. – Clairs de Lune. A fairy-tale in six scenes. Paris, Enoch, Flammarion, 1897. Italian-style quarto, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, blue edges – stain at the foot of the spine, pinholes in the lower margin of the front cover, wear to the edges, browning on the endpapers - 42 pp., [1 f.], 10 drawings by Henri Rivière in shades of brown for the title page and in shades of blue for the 9 full-page illustrations. This fairy-tale play was first performed on 14 December 1896 at the Théâtre du Chat Noir. Rare. 4/ - Fragerolle, Georges – Desveaux-Vérité – Callot, Henri. - Joan of Arc. An epic in 15 scenes. Paris, Enoch, Flammarion, 1900. Italian-style quarto, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding – minor defects to the spine, slight traces of water damage at the margins on the front cover – 41 pp., [1 p.], 17 colour illustrations by Henri Callot, including 15 full-page illustrations. First edition. 5/ - Desveaux-Vérité - Fragerolle, Georges - Callot, Henri. - Paris. Its Glory and Its Radiance. Paris, Hachette, 1900. Italian-style In-4, illustrated cardboard binding by the publisher, red edges, illustrated dust jacket (minor flaws), a few faint foxing spots - 30 pp., [1 f.], 14 illustrations (including 12 full-page) by Henri Callot. First edition. This musical was first performed at the Théâtre de la Bodinière on 6 July 1900. 6/ - Métivet, Lucien – Vieu, Jane. – Sleeping Beauty. A sung fairy tale in 19 luminous scenes. Paris, Enoch, Flammarion, 1902. In-4, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding – minor stains on the binding, slight browning on the endpapers – 45 pp., [1 p.], [1 f.], 22 illustrations by Lucien Métivet, including 15 full-page illustrations. The work premiered on 1 February 1902 at the Théâtre des Mathurins, with the composer Jane Vieu performing her own work. 7/ – Fragerolle, Georges – Rivière, Henri. - *La Marche à l’étoile*. A mystery in 10 scenes. Paris, Enoch, Marpon and Flammarion, n.d. [1890]. Italian-style quarto, blue illustrated cardboard binding by the publisher, red edges – browning on the cardboard and pages, damage to the joints, worn corners – handwritten bookplate on the flyleaf - 38 pp., [1 f.], 18 colour illustrations by Henri Rivière, including 15 full-page illustrations.
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