1900 L’Aiglon Edmond Rostand 1st US Ed Harper & Brothers Ex-Library

L’Aiglon: A Play in Six Acts By Edmond Rostand Translated by Louis N. Parker Published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1900 Copyright 1900 by Robert Howard Russell •Edition: First American edition •Binding: Original blue cloth with gilt title on front cover •Format: Hardcover, play in six acts •Provenance: Ex-library copy (Yakima Public Library), with library stamps and markings •Content: Historical drama about Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt (known as L’Aiglon or “the Eaglet”), son of Napoleon Bonaparte. Written for the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt, who originated the role in 1900. Condition: Acceptable vintage condition. Blue cloth shows wear, rubbing, and fading. Ex-library copy with stamps, pastedown, and markings to interior. Binding remains intact. Pages show light age toning but are complete and legible. A solid reading and research copy of an important play. ⸻ Collector’s Note L’Aiglon was Edmond Rostand’s most celebrated play after Cyrano de Bergerac. First performed in Paris in 1900 with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role, the play dramatizes the life of Napoleon’s son and has remained a classic of Napoleonic and French theatre history. Early American editions such as this are desirable among collectors of theatre history and Napoleonic literature.