Signed book: Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien. First edition. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1911. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.75 x 12.5, 104 pages. Neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the title page in French by Debussy, and dated 1911. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None. This stunning book, beautifully bound in black leather with stamped gilt titles and decoration, gilt textblock edges, and stunning hand-painted endpapers, is a fine example inscribed to his own biographer and longtime friend, critic Emile Vuilleremoz. Contained within is the complete score to the five-act musical mystery play by Debussy in collaboration with Gabriele d'Annunzio, which premiered on May 22, 1911, starring Ida Rubinstein with sets and costumes designed by Leon Bakst. A superb book from the prominent composer.
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