L'Annonce Faite a Marie [Edition Augmentee D'une Variante Pour la Scene de L'Acte IV]

Librairie Gallimard, 1940. Hardcover. Limited edition (this copy #4212); 7 x 8; pp. [13], 2-307, [15]; gorgeous embossed blue cloth over boards; clear acetate DJ; very minor wear - fine condition. Jacket with a small nick to upper corner - near fine.A beautiful edition of Paul Claudel's "The Tidings Brought to Mary." He was a French poet, dramatist, and diplomat (being first vice-consul in New York and Boston in the late 1800s). His current play, originally written in 1910, focused on the subjects of sacrifice and sanctification through the experiences of a young woman with leprosy.