The Phantom of the Opera.

LEROUX, Gaston.

Item Number: 64017

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925.

First photoplay edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal silent film starring Lon Chaney in the title role, Mary Philbin as Christine Daae and Norman Kerry as Raoul. Octavo, original cloth. Color illustraions by Andre Castaigne. Fine in an excellent dust jacket with light rubbing and wear, unnecessary tape repairs. Uncommon in this condition.

Modern audiences are well acquainted with Gaston Leroux’s infamous Phantom of the Opera, the tale of Erik, a horrifically disfigured man who lives in the underground beneath the Paris Opera House, where his creative genius mingles – and festers – with madness. First published in 1910, the Phantom’s obsessive and consuming love for the beautiful young chorus girl Christine has captivated readers, film goers and musical theater fanatics for over 100 years. The Phantom of the Opera has become the source for numerous adaptations, including the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical.