Cain, Henri & Bernede
Sapho. Piece Lyrique En Cinq Actes
Au Menestrel: 1897
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First edition thus. 12 mo. Original printed stiff wrappers. Based on novel of Alphonse Daudet. Music by J. Massenet. No dust jacket. Very good. 48 pages. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on verso of the front wrapper.
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