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35 - BERNARD, Tristan. *L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle* [revised ed…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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BERNARD, Tristan. *L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle* [revised edition]. Paris, Librairie théatrale [1899]. In-8 (19 x 13 cm), Bradel-bound in salmon-coloured half-cloth with corner pieces. Title label pasted to the spine. 39 pp. Paper slightly yellowed. Untrimmed. First edition of one of Tristan Bernard’s most famous plays, first performed at the Comédie Parisienne on 28 February 1899. Corrected copy for a theatrical adaptation: interleaved with numerous unsigned handwritten notes and corrections. “A young Frenchman working in England has brought a young Englishwoman to Paris, whose father refused to consent to their marriage because of the Frenchman’s modest circumstances. The young couple check into a hotel, but it turns out that the hotel’s interpreter does not know a word of English.”
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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