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Duchesne, 1785. Hardcover. Poor. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Tan calf boards. Front board is detached and the rear is loose but present. Spine is very faded. Marbled page edges. Pages are age-tanned. A fascinating small book, in French, recording the Paris Theatre. Although the binding is in poor condition, the contents are clean and bright. 1785

Paris: Chez la veuve Duchesne, 1788. Book. Good. Leather. Annual Publication. 65mm x 120mm. Leather has moderate general wear with a few small scuff marks. Gilt page edges are browned. Minor internal foxing but really quite clean. Binding tight. 240pp.

Paris: Chez la veuve Duchesne, 1784. Hardcover. See Description. Small 12mo. pp. 24, 240. Occasional mild marginal foxing. Name A.E. Gallatin lightly penciled on front blank fly-leaf. Bound in full contemporary deep red morocco with gilt spine. Gilt lable re-newed. All edges gilt. Small repair to upper corner tips of boards. Theatre almanac printed annually during the years 1752-1794, 1800-1801, 1815. Interesting for the history of Parisian theatre and other public entertainments. [Grand-Carteret #180].

Paris, Duchesne [1777].. 12°. 12 ll., 235 (5) pp. Ldr. d. Zt. Mit Rückengoldpräg. u. Linienvergold., Stehkantenvergold. Vollgoldschn. Kanten leicht berieb. Grand-Carteret I, 180 - Dieser Almanach erschien ab 1751 und gehört zu den bekanntesten literarischen Almanachen der Vorrevolutionszeit. Enthält Kalender des Jahres, die Geburtstage d. französischen und europäischen Hochadels, über Concert Spirituel, Academie Royale de Musique, Opera, Comedie Francoise, Comédie Italienne, Catalogue alphabetique des Auteurs vivans etc.

à Paris: Chez La veuve Duchesne, 1776. Fine. Chez La veuve Duchesne, à Paris 1776, In-16 (6,2x12cm), (20) 229pp. (10), relié. - Edition originale. Exemplaire aux armes non identifiées, d'une croix accompagnée de 4 maillets. Reliure en plein maroquin rouge d'époque. Dos lisse orné. Pièces de titres en maroquin rouge. Plats frappés aux armes, triple filet d'encadrement avec fers angulaires. Tranches dorées. Un manque en tête. Trace de mouillure jaune sur les 10 premiers feuillets. Bel exemplaire dans une condition très désirable. Cet almanach existait depuis 25 ans et recensait tout ce qui intéressait les spectacles de théâtre et de musique de Paris, non seulement les lieux, mais également les acteurs, les musiciens, et le répertoire joué. On notera un compte rendu de l'opéra Iphigénie en Aulide donné par Gluck en 1776. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]

Pour les années 1774 à 1788.
Paris, chez la Veuve Duchesne.
Thus 15 volumes small 12mo [118 x 64 mm], full red morocco, triple gilt fillet around the covers, flat spines finely ornamented with stars and roses, gilt inner border, gilt edges. Contemporary binding.
Unique and thus original edition of the
"Spectacles de la France" preserved in its fresh and elegant contemporary red morocco binding covering all of the years 1774 to 1788.
"Interesting for its documents on the theatre, the Almanach des Spectacles is still very interesting to go through from the picturesque point of view and the naivety of the official addresses of the gentlemen and ladies of the stage; whether it be the main characters or the simple extras. From 1774 to 1787 a large part of this world, men and women, singers and dancers, choristers and orchestra musicians, stayed at the Butte Saint-Roch. The ballet company of the Opera seems to have never left the rue Ste Anne, attracted to the small houses on the fashionable hill by the… Read More