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Large octavo. Quarter dark blue calf with marbled boards, spine in gilt-ruled compartments with titling gilt, marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto title within architectural border, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (recto named cast list, verso contents), 332, [iv] (A-D) pp. Named cast includes Daram, Barbot, Grenier-Nivet, Blum, Vergnet, Gailhard, and Caron. With signature to upper margin and collector's handstamp ("Bibliotheque J.M. Martin 844") to cast leaf. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, bumped, and faded. Some signatures split; handstamp to title and several other leaves. First Edition, first issue. La reine Berthe, to a libretto by Barbier, was first performed in Paris at the Opéra on December 27, 1878. Seller Inventory # 28649
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