ILLUSTRATED BOARDS. FRENCH THEATER. ILLUSTRATED MODERN. Jean GIRAUDOUX. Théatre. Paris, Grasset, 1954. 2 volumes in-8, bradel ivory boards with gray and gilded polychrome motif, in the style of the NRF by Bonet. 508 pp. with 8 color plates and 522 pp. with 10 color plates. Numbered copy (n°1256) on Voiron laid paper. First illustrated collective edition of Giraudoux's complete theater, whose heliogravure plates are models of the sets or costumes for the creations. Spine slightly browned and very discreet soiling due to handling, but nevertheless a good, fresh copy. Expert: Madame Aude de Sèvedavy.

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