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"Cyrano de Bergerac, A Heroic Comedy" from the French by Edmond Rostand. Done into English Verse by Howard Thayer Kingsbury. First English language edition, which precedes the UK publication. Published by Lamson, Wolffe and Company, Boston, 1898. Measures 4.25" x 7", 241 pages. Contemporary new leather spine affixed to the original boards with raised bands. Gilt titling and bands on the spine. The book is in very good condition. Minor wear and soiling to the paper covered boards. Previous owners inscriptions on the front endpaper in ink. Previous bookstore's sticker on the rear paste-down. The contents are gently toned, clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. The binding is sound. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store.We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H8-82).

Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play is a fictionalized account of his life and incorporates larger-than-life elements. It explores themes of inner versus outer beauty, love, and heroism.