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JARRY, Alfred (1873-1907)

Lot 86
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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€ 100
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Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 86 | JARRY, Alfred (1873-1907)
Estimate value
€ 1 000 – 1 500
JARRY, Alfred (1873-1907)
Ubu Roi. Paris : Éditions du Mercure de France, 1896.
Édition originale. D'abord publiée dans les fascicules 2 et 3 du Livre d'Art, revue de Paul Fort qui ne connut que trois numéros, la pièce fut créée au théâtre de l'Oeuvre le 10 décembre 1896, "devant un public scandalisé qui assistait, sans bien le comprendre, à une double naissance : celle d'un mythe et celle d'un certain théâtre moderne" (En français dans le texte, 1990, nº 322). Talvart et Place, X, p. 128.

In-16 (149 x 91 mm). Édition originale imprimée "avec les caractères du Perhinderion". Exemplaire non numéroté, justifié d'un bois représentant un hibou. Illustré de deux portraits du Père Ubu d'après les bois d'Alfred Jarry, l'un des deux répété en sous-impression sur la couverture. Catalogue des publications du Mercure de France relié en fin d'ouvrage. Reliure signée de G. Mercier et datée 1924 : demi-maroquin orange à coins, liserés de filets dorés, dos à nerfs orné de filets dorés et de filets et petits fers à froid, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés.
Provenance : Paul Villeboeuf (ex-libris et monogramme doré au contreplat)

First edition of Jarry's masterpiece, with the two portraits of Ubu after Jarry, this copy finely bound by Mercier.
Artist:Alfred Jarry (1873 - 1907)
Place of origin:France
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