L’Arlésienne
Paris, Lemerre, (October 10) 1872.
1 vol. (110 x 180 mm) of [2], 103 p. Half green morocco, spine ribbed and decorated with blind fillets, gilt title, marbled edges (contemporary binding).
First edition, no deluxe-paper copies were issued.
Presentation copy inscribed by Daudet: “À mon cher ami Coquelin. Un pas-de-veine. Alphonse Daudet.”
Presentation copy inscribed by Daudet: “À mon cher ami Coquelin. Un pas-de-veine. Alphonse Daudet.”
This play, a theatrical adaptation of the short story of the same name published in Lettres de mon moulin in 1869, was first performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville on 1 October 1872. It was a failure for Daudet, as the inscription to Coquelin, discussed above, may suggest.
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