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A lovely copy of Edmond Rostand's magnus opus, his six act drama 'L'Aiglon'. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist renowned for his associated with the neo-romantic movement. 'L'Aiglon' is a play in six acts based on the life of Napoleon II, who was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. The title of the play comes from a nickname for Napoleon II, the French word for "eaglet" (a young eagle). 'L'Aiglon' was produced by the notable French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt at her own theatre, with her playing the primary protagonist, the Duke of Reichstadt. Indeed Rostand had specifically written the play for Bernhardt, and it became one of her signature roles. Featuring a booksellers label tipped to the front pastedown, 'Librairie Payot'. In a quarter crushed morocco binding, with imitation leather cloth boards. Externally excellent. Slight bumping to extremities. Very slightly rubbed to head and tail of spine, and raised bands to spine. Slight sunning to upper extremity of boards. Booksellers label tipped to front pastedown. Front hinge strained before half title page. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned but clean throughout, with very light scattered spotting to first and last few pages. Tipped in fragment of tissue guard to title page, with ink inscription 'M. Payot/ 24'. Very Good Indeed.

A lovely copy of Edmond Rostand's magnus opus, his six act drama 'L'Aiglon'. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist renowned for his associated with the neo-romantic movement. 'L'Aiglon' is a play in six acts based on the life of Napoleon II, who was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. The title of the play comes from a nickname for Napoleon II, the French word for "eaglet" (a young eagle). 'L'Aiglon' was produced by the notable French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt at her own theatre, with her playing the primary protagonist, the Duke of Reichstadt. Indeed Rostand had specifically written the play for Bernhardt, and it became one of her signature roles. Featuring a booksellers label tipped to the front pastedown, 'Librairie Payot'. In a quarter crushed morocco binding, with imitation leather cloth boards. Externally excellent. Slight bumping to extremities. Very slightly rubbed to head and tail of spine, and raised bands to spine. Slight sunning to upper extremity of boards. Booksellers label tipped to front pastedown. Front hinge strained before half title page. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned but clean throughout, with very light scattered spotting to first and last few pages. Tipped in fragment of tissue guard to title page, with ink inscription 'M. Payot/ 24'. Very Good Indeed.

Reprint. Octavo. 262, [2]pp. Text in French. Bound in contemporary quarter green morocco gilt and marbled paper over boards with red morocco spine label gilt. Gift inscription, small chip on the spine label, spine faded to a warm brown, pages a bit age-toned, very good or better.

8vo, original printed wrappers, lacking the spine. Paris: Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1900. First Edition. TOGETHER WITH the first American Edition, translated by Louis Parker, in blue cloth decoratively stamped in gold. N.Y. : R.H. Russell, 1900. Fine copy. 2 volumes, each with a cloth dust wrapper, in a double 1/2 morocco slipcase. The French edition bears a presentation from Rostand, with an initialed postscript, and an initialed ink drawing of a figure in uniform with a sword. The American edition has three presentations to the same indefatigable collector: a 6 line inscription from Louis Parker, the translator, dated 1901, Rostand, who compliments the translator, in 1902, and Maude Adams, who was in the cast of the New York production, in 1904. A unique set.