DUMAS FILS (Alexandre). - Lot 65

DUMAS FILS (Alexandre). Diane de Lys comedy in five prose acts. New edition. Paris: Michel Lévy frères, Librairie nouvelle, 1873. - In-18, dark blue half-maroquin à la Bradel, smooth spine, red head, untrimmed, cover preserved (Franz). New edition of this comedy by Alexandre Dumas fils, first performed at the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique on November 15, 1853. A precious copy by Jules Claretie, administrator of the Comédie-Française, including his autograph notes and corrections for the play's revival on the French theater stage in 1900. It includes this note from Claretie at the head: "Exemplaire portant les corrections que j'ai faites pour la reprise de Diane de Lys (19 Février 1900)." The copy was also enriched by a notice on Claretie, a "Bulletin d'avertissement" from the Comédie-Française "for the rehearsal of the play at 1 1/4 hours and its performance at 8 1/4 hours on February 19, 1900, 4 newspaper articles on the play, the program for the premiere of the play at the Comédie-Française, a partly autograph visiting card from Madame Alexandre Dumas, 4 pages of autograph additions by Alexandre Dumas fils (between pages 92-93), a notice about Madame Desclée, and the first edition of the play "Diane de Lys et de camélias ou la femme légère liée à un Homme bilieux qui n'entend pas la Plaisanterie, grande parodie en 3 petits actes" by Delacour and Lambert Thiboust. Spine faded and rubbed, two corners damaged.