first edition Wrappers
1925 · New York
by Guitry, Sacha, with English Version By H. Granville Barker
New York: David Belasco, Privately Printed, 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco, and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco, now known by most merely as the name of a theater, was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century, noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ, and a few spots on its rear, this is a pristine copy, and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition.
(Inventory #: 006149)