SAINT-SAËNS, Camille 1835-1921

Samson et Dalila Opéra en 3 Actes et 4 Tableaux de Ferdinand Lemaire ... Partition Chant et Piano réduite par l'Auteur. [Piano-vocal score]

Paris: A. Durand et Fils [PN D. & F. 5583], [1900].

Large octavo. Quarter dark brown morocco with marbled boards, raised bands on spine in compartments, black title label gilt, marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto half-title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso publication note), 1f. (recto blank, verso heliogravure portrait engraving of Saint-Saëns with reproduction autograph musical quotation), 1f. (recto title in red and black, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performances and named cast list, verso blank), 1f. (recto color plate depicting Dalila holding Samson's hair, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance and named cast list, verso blank), 1f. (irecto index, verso blank), 285, [i] (blank) pp.

Named cast for the first performance in Weimar at the Théatre Grand-Ducal on 2 December 1877 includes Muller, Férenczy, and Milde; for the first performance in France, in Rouen, at the Théatre des Arts on 3 March 1890 Bossy, Lafarge, and Mondaud; and for the first performance in Paris at the Théatre Lyrique de l'Éden on 31 October 1890 Bloch, Talazac, and Bouhy.

Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; endpapers browning. Some minor internal wear; light uniform browning.

Revised version. Ratner II, p. 23.

Item #36740

Price: $50.00  other currencies