MAQUIS (Gaston) & MARCEL (Louis) — HERPIN (Victor) — CLÉ - Lot 237

MAQUIS (Gaston) & MARCEL (Louis) — HERPIN (Victor) — CLÉRICE (Charles) Mother and Fatherland. Dramatic duet. Paris, Bassereau, publisher, 240 rue Saint-Martin, 1887. Illustrated sheet music, 4 pages. Lyrics by Gaston Maquis and Louis Marcel, music by Victor Herpin. Duo premiered by Mme. Amiati and Marius Richard at La Scala. Very beautiful color lithographed cover by Ch. Clérice, featuring an allegorical composition that combines a female figure representing the Fatherland, the tricolor flag, a breastplate, a saber, a bugle, and a laurel wreath, with a scene of a soldier’s departure in the lower portion. The Bibliothèque nationale de France dates this edition to 1887 based on the legal deposit record and also attributes the cover to Charles Clérice. BnF Catalog Complete score with dialogue between Gaspard and Madeleine. Publisher’s advertisements on the reverse. A few creases and small tears along the center fold, slight soiling; overall in fine condition.

Estimación:€30

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