Accession number
PML 197027
Creator
Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907.
Published
Paris : Éditions de la Revue Blanche, 1900.
Credit line
Gift of Robert J. and Linda Klieger Stillman, 2017.
Notes
Corrected page proofs, annotated by the author, for what will be the so-called 3rd edition of Ubu roi, followed by the first edition of Ubu enchainé.
"Une epreuve urgente"--Inscribed emphatically in ink by author on dedication leaf.
This copy lacking a general title-page.
Printed on proof paper.
Jarry's Chanson de décervelage is added here for the first time to the end of Ubu roi.
"La Frette, septembre 1899"--Printed beneath last line of Ubu enchainé, page 244.
Colophon slightly varies from published edition: "Châteauroux. - Typ. et Stéréot. A. Mellottée succr."
"Une epreuve urgente"--Inscribed emphatically in ink by author on dedication leaf.
This copy lacking a general title-page.
Printed on proof paper.
Jarry's Chanson de décervelage is added here for the first time to the end of Ubu roi.
"La Frette, septembre 1899"--Printed beneath last line of Ubu enchainé, page 244.
Colophon slightly varies from published edition: "Châteauroux. - Typ. et Stéréot. A. Mellottée succr."
Description
244 pages ; 19 x 12 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by Jarry on the half-title page for Ubu roi: A Madame Rachel Kahn / hommage amical de / Alfred Jarry.
Substantial author's annotations include Jarry's removal of the words "ou le Polonais" from the title of Ubu roi; the insertion of a brief performance history of Ubu roi, provided here in manuscript on the verso of the dedication page; directions to rearrange the front matter of both plays; and miscellaneous corrections throughout. Also present in several other hands are typographic corrections to punctuation and formatting.
Substantial author's annotations include Jarry's removal of the words "ou le Polonais" from the title of Ubu roi; the insertion of a brief performance history of Ubu roi, provided here in manuscript on the verso of the dedication page; directions to rearrange the front matter of both plays; and miscellaneous corrections throughout. Also present in several other hands are typographic corrections to punctuation and formatting.
Provenance
Rachel Kahn (author's inscription) ; Collection Geneviève et Pierre Hebey (Artcurial, 23 Feb. 2016, lot 120) ; The Robert J. and Linda Klieger Stillman Pataphysics Collection.
Binding
3/4 brown morocco, marbled paper-covered sides, spine lettered in gold, by Semet & Plumelle.
Classification
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