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[PHOTOPLAY]. LEROUX, Gaston (1868-1927). The Phantom of the Opera. Illustrated by André Castaigne and with Scenes from the Universal Production Starring Lon Chaney. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [ca. 1925]. 8vo. Illustrated with 2 double-page color illustrations by Castaigne and 4 black and white scenes from the 1925 film, including frontispiece. [viii], 1-357, [3, ads] pp. Publisher’s full red cloth, front board and spine stamped in black, publisher’s unclipped, double-sided dust jacket, with list of available books on verso (p. 1 has a small chip at the upper margin; jacket with 2 tape repairs to verso, jacket spine toned, some mild marginal chipping and a few small creased chips). Fine. With the ownership inkstamp of K. C. W. Schmalzl on the ffep and rfep. FIRST PHOTOPLAY EDITION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE CLASSIC SILENT HORROR FILM.