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Inscribed by Composer Emmanuel Chabrier

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Inscribed by Composer Emmanuel Chabrier
<B>Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894). </B></I><B><I>Le Roi Malgre Lui.</B></I></B></I> Opera Comique en 3 Actes... Parition Piano & Chant Reduite par M. Auguste Bazille. Paris: Enoch Freres & Costallat, 1887. <BR><BR>First edition. With an autograph inscription signed by the composer to the front free endpaper: "A mon affectionne collegue J. Ten Brink Son Emmanuel Chabrier1887." Jules Ten Brink (1838-1889) was a Dutch-born composer who resided for many years in Paris. Octavo. <BR><BR>Quarter-morocco with marbled boards, raised bands to spine. Slightly worn, corners bumped. 433 pages. First performed in Paris May 18th 1887. "The libretto involves the accession to the Polish throne in 1573 of the French Prince Henri III, and is somewhat obscure, but illumined by the grace and gaiety of Chabrier's music." - TNG Vol. 4 page 97.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)