Description
First UK edition, first printing of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, published by William Heinemann, London in 1898, translated from the French by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard. A very good copy with a former owner’s name and date to the front free end paper, boards bound in publisher’s original dark green cloth with light green titling to the front board and Heinemann logo to rear board, spine in light green cloth with dark green titling, rubbing to the spine tips and fading to the spine, front and rear boards with surface shelf wear and pushing to the corners, binding slightly cocked, toning to the text block and prelims, splitting to the internal hinge of front and rear boards and spine.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand is a romantic verse drama set in seventeenth-century France. Its hero is a brilliant poet and swordsman whose enormous nose undermines his confidence in love. Devoted to his cousin Roxane, Cyrano helps the handsome but inarticulate Christian woo her, supplying the words that win her heart. Blending comedy, adventure and tragedy, the play celebrates courage, wit and integrity while exploring beauty, self-sacrifice and the painful consequences of concealed love.
