PÉLADAN Joséphin, known as le Sâr (1858-1918). Sémiramis. Théâtre de la Rose Croix. [Beauvais, Imprimerie Professionnelle, 1897]; in-8, vermilion half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine with gilt Chinese-style title, gilt head, cover (Patrice Goy). Very rare first edition of this esoteric play, the fifth created for the Rose-Croix theatre and for Sarah Bernhardt. ☞ "Printed in only a few copies", this one on Japon impérial. Joint : Le Livre Secret. Paris, La Connaissance, 1920; in-8 red half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillet, ornate spine, gilt head, cover (Creuzevault). First edition with a note by Victor-Émile Michelet. Portrait and 2 original etchings by Henry Degroux. One of 355 on vellum. Attractive binding by Creuzevault despite the spine barely lightened.