CAMUS (Albert). Caligula, a play in four acts. - Lot 46

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CAMUS (Albert). Caligula, a play in four acts. - Lot 46
CAMUS (Albert). Caligula, a play in four acts. A lovely dedication by Camus to the actor Georges Saillard, who played "Sénéctus" in the original production. Paris, Gallimard, Nrf, 1946. In-12 volume (185 x 120 mm). Paperback, cream cover printed in red and black. 126 pages. Spine slightly warped, a fragment of the bottom cap is missing, paper browned. Edition from the year of the original with the notation "7th." Exceptional copy featuring a double autographed dedication. On the title page, Albert Camus signs a long and warm dedication to Georges Saillard, the actor who played the elderly patrician Senectus: “To Georges Saillard, one of those who bring honor and strength to the great craft of acting. For all that this play owes him, and as a token of respect, esteem, and sympathy, with gratitude and fond remembrance. Albert Camus. Paris, March 1946.” On the half-title page, the director of the Théâtre Hébertot, Jacques Hébertot, offers his own tribute. It was on this stage that the play premiered, with Gérard Philippe in the role of Caligula. “It is up to Albert Camus, dear Mr. Saillard, to express—better than I ever could—the artistic pleasure you have given us. I would add, for my part, the impression of [illegible word] that I retain from a professional and collaborative partnership that has been doubly beneficial to my theater. February 1946. Jacques Hébertot.” A fine, fresh, and clean copy.
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