This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Mireille Ribiere, and an introduction by Jann Matlock. book.The Phantom of the Opera is Gaston Leroux's exquisite blend of Gothic horror and tragic romance, which formed the basis for a world-renowned stage musical. Pages are bright with just the occasional light spots to pages. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear to the joints and extremities. In the publisher's original cloth binding. It was partly inspired by historical events during the 19th century at the Paris Opera.? The most notable adaptations are the 1925 film which forms the illustrations to this volume, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical.?A fantastic copy of this very scarce and iconic work. There was an American edition issued later the same year with only four plates.'The Phantom of the Opera' was first published as a serial in Le Gaulois from September 1909 to January 1910. The plates have been taken from the classic 1925 silent horror film starring Lon Chaney. A very scarce, first photoplay edition of Gaston Leroux's famous novel, 'Phantom of the Opera' Translated into English by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.?Illustrated, with a frontispiece and seven plates.

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The book is in very good minus condition. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. Small 8vo, 357 pp with an additional 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. With additional illustrations by Andre Castaigne. First photoplay edition with black and white and color illustrations, including stills from the 1925 Lon Chaney/Universal Pictures film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1925. 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux.

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