ROBERT DE FLERS (1872-1927) ALFONS MUCHA (1860-1939) ILSÉE, PRINZESSIN VON TRIPOLIS LIMITED EDITION. 1901. 1 VOLUME IN SLIPCASE. IN GERMAN. Prague, Kunst-Verlag B. Koci, 1901. translation by Régine Adler illustrated by Alfons Mucha In-4 paperback, unpaginated (128 pp.), in original slipcase with engraved title and embossed coat-of-arms, illustrated front cover, colour lithographs heightened in gold and silver, including 5 hors texte, numerous ornaments, borders, frames, vignettes. Embossing on flyleaf and rear flyleaf. First edition of Régine Adler's translation. Copy no. 433. Limited edition of 800 numbered copies on vellum paper. Case 30.5 x 24 x 2 cm Book 30.5 x 24 x 2 cm Good condition. Rubbing on the edges of the slipcase, a few stains; spine cover with small chips and cracks, rear flyleaves detached. ″Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli″ is a work based on a play by Edmond Rostand ″La Princesse Lointaine″ written for the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt in 1895, commissioned from the author Robert de Flers by the Parisian publisher Henri Piazza, first published in 1897. A few years after the French edition, the Prague publisher Koci organised a reprint, ″Ilsée, Prinzessin von Tripolis″ published in 800 copies in German and 200 in Czech ″Ilséa, princezna Tripolisská″, with unchanged illustrations, with the exception of certain colours, probably due to the use of the same drawing tracings for the new lithographic plates, it being specified in the French version that the plates had all been destroyed after the print run. Robert Pellevé de la Motte-Ango, Marquis de Flers, also known as Robert de Flers French playwright and librettist. The author of numerous comedies and operettas in collaboration with Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Francis de Croisset, he was elected to the Académie française in 1920. Alfons Mucha Czechoslovak poster artist, illustrator, graphic designer, painter, interior designer, decorator and art teacher. He is a major representative of the Art Nouveau style. Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) French writer, playwright, poet and essayist. Famous for his verse plays and romantic style, he is the author of one of the best-known plays in French theatre, Cyrano de Bergerac. At the buyer's request, we would be happy to provide a general condition report on the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.