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On offer is a true first English edition [1898] of Edmond Rostand's brilliant 'Cyrano de Bergerac' published by Lamson, Wollfe, London. This book is from the library of Edmond Rostand, signed & inscribed to him in French by the translator Howard Thayer Kingsbury. Extraordinary opportunity to own this rare first edition of the true first translation from the library of the author and dated in his own hand. Condition: Slight chipping to head of spine. Some light rubbing otherwise VG. Size: 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall.

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.