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1911 Phantom of the Opera 1st ed Gaston Leroux Lon Chaney Photoplay FAMED Webber Audiences everywhere are acquainted with Gaston Leroux's 'Phantom of the Opera.' The story of Erik, a horrifically disfigured man who lives beneath the Paris Opera House, where his creative genius mingles and festers with madness. First published in 1911, the Phantom's obsessive and consuming love for the beautiful young chorus girl Christine has captivated readers, film goers and musical theater fanatics for over 100 years. The Phantom of the Opera has become the source for numerous adaptations, including the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical. This early 19th century "Phantom of the Opera" includes illustrations by André Castaigne and scenes from Universal's silent film starring Lon Chaney with six full-page illustrations, two of which are double-page and in color. Item number: #27332 Price: $950 LEROUX, Gaston; CASTAIGNE, Andre (Illus.) The…

The Phantom of the Opera, published serially in Le Gaulois from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910, and in volume form in late March 1910, is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It tells the story of a mysterious masked man living in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House and his obsessive love for the beautiful Christine Daaé.