Weingarten, Romain — Le Theatre de la Chrysalide

Paris, Jean Aubier, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An obviously unread copy, with top edges still unopened. No. 66 of 125 copies, and this one is SIGNED by the author-artist Half a dozen black-and-white illustrations, stiff, printed yellow card stock wrappers in gate-fold, black lettering to cover and spine, and some edge-wear to wrappers. Else and withal, a clean, otherwise unmarked copy. A Wikipedia article about him says that the author was born in December of 1926 and lived to be 90 years old, a noted French playwright, once a student of philosophy at the Sorbonne, influenced by the work of Antonin Artaud and then who eventually claimed an affiliation with the Surrealists and Roger Vitrac in particular. "In 1998, he received the Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie française.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Near Fine