L'Annonce faite à Marie
A 1914 edition of Claudel's French play, The Tidings Brought to Mary
Author
Paul Claudel
Publisher
Nouvelle Revue Francaise, Paris, 1914
Printing Details
Tenth edition. Hardback, rebound in half-leather by Hatchette of London, in blue leather with five raised bands and gilt titling to the spine and marbled boards. Top edge gilt. 19 × 12.5cm, 210pp. French text.
Full title: L'Annonce faite à Marie. Mystère en 4 Actes et un Prologue
Claudel's L'Annonce fait a Marie (The Tidings Brought to Mary) is a medieval mystery in tone, in which Claudel expounds on woman’s place in God’s scheme.
Condition
This copy is in very good condition, there is some mottled fading to the spine but the leather is in otherwise very good condition. Internally, the pages are clean and the binding is secure. Neat previous owner's name to ffep.