Mansour Rahbani – The Taifa Kings – Signed and Inscribed

نسخة مميزة من مسرحية “ملوك الطوائف” لمنصور الرحباني بطبعتها الاولى 2003 ومُهداة في نفس العام.

تكتسب هذه النسخة خصوصيتها من وجود إهداء شخصي مطوّل بيد منصور الرحباني وتوقيعه, موجه إلى الإعلامي والصحفي السوري المعروف فؤاد بلّاط, أحد الأسماء البارزة في تاريخ الإعلام السوري.

يتضمن الإهداء اقتباسا بيد منصور من المسرحية:

إذا راح الملك بيجي ملك غيرو

إذا راح الوطن ما في وطن غيرو.

النسخة موقعة ومهداة عام 2003 وهي Presentation Copy ذات قيمة توثيقية وجمعية.

الحالة جيدة جدا مع آثار استعمال طبيعي, خالية من العلامات الداخلية

A rare signed edition of Mansour Rahbani’s musical play The Taifa Kings, inscribed and dated in the year of publication.

Rahbani (1925-2009) was a Lebanese composer, poet and musician and the brother-in-law of the singer Fairouz. Together with his brother, Assi, they wrote and performed many popular songs from the 1940s onwards.

Books or other material carrying his signature are now rare.

The Taifa Kings is set in 11th-century Spain and was first performed in 2001, originally starring Ghassan Saliba and Hiba Tawaji.

This example contains a lengthy personal dedication in Arabic to the renowned Syrian journalist Fouad Ballat, a prominent figure in contemporary Syrian media. It is dated 2003 and includes a handwritten quote by Rahbani from the play:

If the king is gone, another king will come.

If the homeland is gone, there is no other homeland.

Softback, in very good condition. Minor edgewear externally. Clean inside except for the author’s inscription.