ROSTAND, EDMOND (AUTHOR); BRISSAUD, PIERRE (ILLUSTRATIONS) — Cyrano de Bergerac: A Heroic Comedy in 5 Acts

New York: The Heritage Press, 1954. Hardcover. An attractively-produced reprint edition of Edmond Rotand's famous play, rendered into a new English version by Louis Untermeyer, with color illustrations by Pierre Brissaud, and published in a Heritage Press edition in slipcase. Sandglass leaflet (New York, no. III:28) and an additional flyer about this work are laid in. --- Covers in orange/brown/tan decorated full cloth; with gilt-stamped titling on black spine block; textblock edges stained in tan. Slipcase covered in tan paper. --- Spine has a little sunning, and with slight chafing to head of spine, else a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Structurally sound slipcase lacks damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); xviii, 210 pages. Very Good+ .