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LEROUX, Gaston (1868–1927). The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1925].
8vo. 4 plates from photographs, 2 double–page color plates after paintings. Original red cloth lettered in black; original dust jacket (few tiny chips along edges, some wear along joints and folds). FIRST PHOTOPLAY EDITION, containing stills from the 1925 Universal film starring Lon Chaney. Miller, Photoplay Editions p. 112.
[With:] LEROUX. The Phantom of the Opera. New York and Indianapolis: Bobbs–Merrill, [1911]. 8vo. Colored frontispiece and 4 double–page colored plates by Andre Castaigne. Original blindstamped cloth, upper cover lettered in white. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the imprint “Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N.Y.” at the foot of the copyright page.