Theater and Tales of the 20th Century

Selection of rare books, in original edition or as a unique copy of the Koegui bookstore for the theater tales of the twentieth century. Whether they are inspired by ancient mythology like Cocteau, by the absurd like Ionesco or Beckett or by writing a committed theater, all these authors question the profound nature of the theater and are totally in the literature of the 20th century.

250 books in this category
Les contes des fées, Laforge
Réf. 87354

Les Contes des fées

Paris - Éditions de la Sirène - 1920

Première édition illustrée.…

 1500.00
Esther de Jean Racine
Réf. 86988

Esther, tragédie

Paris - Garnier Frères - Sans date.

Louis Humbert was an eminent 19th-century Latinist and pedagogue, whose "classical" editions (often published by Garnier or L. Hachette) trained generations of students.

Unlike Racine's great "profane" tragedies(Phèdre, Andromaque), Esther

 130.00
Théâtre. Tome 1.
Réf. 86966

Théâtre. Tome 1.

Paris - Gallimard - 1953

LIMITED DRAWING. One of the 2000 numbered copies on Alfa Navarre.…

 50.00
Théâtre. Tome 1.
Réf. 86946

Théâtre. Tome 1.

Paris - Gallimard - 1953

LIMITED DRAWING. One of the 2000 numbered copies on Alfa Navarre.…

 70.00
Des Seigneurs de la plaine à l'Hôtel de Mondez
Réf. 86515

Des Seigneurs de la plaine à l'Hôtel de Mondez

Paris - René Julliard - 1962

ORIGINAL EDITION on publisher's paper.

This collection brings together a variety of stories, but they often share an exploration of themes dear to the author: the war, life in deep, rural France, the fallen aristocracy, the Resistance and human…

 80.00
Fables
Réf. 86430

Fables

Paris - La Table Ronde - 1962

ORIGINAL EDITION limited to 77 numbered copies. This is one of 70 numbered copies on Hollande Van Gelder.…

 220.00
Morts sans sépulture
Réf. 86260

Morts sans sépulture.

Lausanne. - Marguerat - Sans date (1946).

FIRST EDITION. One of 6,000 numbered copies on Alfa Bouffant white vellum paper.…

 80.00
Les trois impostures
Réf. 85620

Les trois impostures

Paris - Le Divan - 1922
FIRST EDITION. One of the first 20 hand-numbered copies on Chinese paper. Begun as early as 1915 by Toulet but not published due to the war, *Les Trois Impostures* was finally published by Le Divan two years after the author’s death, thanks to the
 3800.00
Le souper interrompu tapuscrit
Réf. 85618

Le souper interrompu

Sans lieu - - Sans date
TYPED MANUSCRIPT WITH CORRECTIONS. 14 typewritten pages extensively annotated with handwritten corrections and additions by Paul-Jean Toulet, in purple ink. These are pages 6, 9, 12, 13, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, and 36 of the pre-print
 1500.00
Le souper interrompu
Réf. 85617

Le souper interrompu

Paris - Le Divan - 1922
FIRST EDITION. One of 30 hand-numbered first-edition copies on Japanese paper, signed by the artist. Illustrated with 5 drawings by Louis Suire enhanced with watercolor. *The Interrupted Supper* premiered at the Monte Carlo Theater on December 4,
 1200.00
Théâtre. Tome 1.
Réf. 85357

Théâtre. Tome 1.

Paris - Gallimard - 1947

LIMITED DRAWING. One of the 2000 numbered copies on Alfa Navarre.…

 50.00
Les Mouches
Réf. 85353

Les Mouches. Drame en trois actes.

Paris - Gallimard - 1943

LIMITED PULL. One of the 550 numbered copies on Heliona.…

 60.00
Théâtre
Réf. 85175

Théâtre

Paris - Gallimard - 1966

Tête d'or, Partage de midi, l'annonce faite à Marie, L'otage, Le soulier de satin.…

 50.00
Réflexions sur la tragédie
Réf. 85089

Réflexions sur la tragédie

Paris - Comédie Française - 1950

Limited edition of 250 numbered copies on Lana vellum.…

 10.00
Petit Théâtre
Réf. 85084

Petit théâtre

Paris - Les Lettres Mondiales - 1951

Later edition. One of the numbered copies on Alfa Mousse.…

 30.00
Théâtre II
Réf. 84577

Théâtre II

Paris - Gallimard - 1968

PARTLY ORIGINAL EDITION. One of 35 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, the only large paper.

This edition includes Suzanna Adler; Des journées entières dans les arbres; Yes, peut-être; Le shaga; Un homme est venu me…

 400.00

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