313 - ROSTAND, Edmond.

ROSTAND, Edmond. *Chantecler*, a play in four acts in verse. Paris, Charpentier and Fasquelle, 1910. In-8 (24 x 16 cm), (4) ff., 244-(1) pp. Green morocco leather, spine with 4 raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised rai guilloché caps, double gilt fillet on the edges, burgundy morocco lining with the endpapers adorned with a geometric frame of gilt fillet chains, green silk endpapers, double endpapers of marbled paper, gilt edges on endpapers, original cover preserved, in a half-bound slipcase with bands and a marbled case with morocco trim [Noulhac, 1918] (spine of the slipcase worn, flaps slightly worn, case scuffed and slightly cracked). Description: First edition of the famous play premiered in 1910. A very fine copy enriched with 11 delicate watercolors by Georges-Frédéric Rötig (1873–1961), signed and dated (19)18, including one large frontispiece and ten vignettes. Watercolors depicting animals and landscapes. Limited first edition, printed entirely on Imperial Japan paper. Complete with its original embossed leather cover designed by the jeweler and artist René Lalique, specifically for the first edition. Adorned with a full-color facsimile of a drawing painted and signed by Edmond Rostand on the half-title page.