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New York: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1911. First American Edition, First Issue. First American edition, first issue with "Press of Braunworth & Co." on the bottom of the copyright page. This book measures approximately 7.5" x 5", with 357 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Tearing to the cloth at the top of the spine. Lettering on the spine and front board faded but still legible. Moderate staining to the top edge of the textblock. Previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. Both hinges are cracked. Interior pages are clean. This novel, written by French author Gaston Leroux, is partially inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century Inventory #(O3-5).

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.