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176353707Paris etc.: various publ. 1763-1788. 38 parts in 4 vols. 8vo 20x13 cm. Contemporary half leather spines gilt with ribbons; with red and green morocco title-labels; marbled covers. Titles with title-vignette; woodcut headpieces. - 1 NN Voltaire. Le dépositaire. Lausanne Grasset 1772. 84 pp. Barbier I882. First edition. - 2 Monsieur D M Voltaire. Les Guebres ou la Tolérance. Genève Grasset 1769. 48 pp. brown spots. One of the 1769 editions but without 'Préface' and 'Épitre' but with mention Genève. Not mentioned in Quérard I964. - 3 Voltaire. Les lois déminos ou Astérie. Genève se trouve à Toulon 1763. 60 pp. - 4 Voltaire. Irène. 1783. 34 pp. - 5 Voltaire. Brutus. Marseille chez Mossy 1774. 52 pp. - 6 Hume trad. Voltaire. Le caffé ou l'Écossaise. Nouv. éd. Ruault 1777. 50 pp. - 7 Sedaine. Le philosophe sans le savoir. Avignon 1772. 54 pp. - 8 M.D.B. Nadir ou Thomas Kouli-Kan. Alex. & Ant. Jombert 1780. 60 pp. - 9 l'abbé Le Blanc. Aben-Saïd empereur des Mogols first ed. 1736. Prault fils 1737 1787. 60 pp. - 10 Dorat. Adelaide de Hongrie. Monory1774 à la date de l'originale. 62 pp. - 11 Marmontel. Venceslas 1759. La Haye se vend à Marseille Mossy 1777. 56 pp. - 12 NN Mme de Graffigny. Cénie. 1750. Mossy1776. 60 pp. - 13 Scarron. Dom Japhet d'Arménie. 1653. Mossy 1776. 68 pp. - 14 Destouches. Le tambour nocturne. Nouv. éd. Didot l'Ainé. 66 pp. - 15 idem. Le philosophe marié. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 82 pp. - 16 Idem. L'homme singulier. Ruault 1778. 86ii pp. - 17 idem. Le glorieux. 1732. Delalain 1781. 104 pp. - 18 Montfleury père et fils. La fille capitaine. Nouv. éd. Compagnie Librairies Associés 1771. 66 pp. - 19 NN Dorat. Le célibataire. 1775. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 72 pp. - 20 Gresset. Le méchant. Didot Ainé 1778. 78iipp. -21 De Chamfort. Mustapha et Zéangir. 1776. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 54 pp. 22-24: Publisher: Avignon L. Chambeau 1773-74: 22 Diderot le fils naturel 54 pp. 23 Nivelle de la Chaussée. La gouvernante. 24 De Campistron. Le jaloux désabusé. 56 pp. - 25-29: Publisher: Paris Duchesne: 25 A. Collalto. Les trois jumeaux Venitiens 1773 en quatre actes. 1777. 26 De la Noue. La coquette corrigée. 1756. 1774. 27 NN Nivelle de la Chaussée. Le préjugé à la mode. 1776. 64 pp. 28 Poisson. Le Mercure gallant. 1776. 60 pp. 29 Delaunay. Le complaisant. 1732. Nouv. éd. 1776. - 30-38: 'Nouv. éditions' published by Ruault 1777-84: 30-31 Boursault. Esope à la cour & Esope à la ville ou les fables d'Ésope. 1780-86. 68 & 92 pp. 32 Rochon de Chabannes. Les amans généreux. 52 pp. 33 De Boissy. Les dehors trompeurs. 72 pp. 34 A. Montfleury. La femme juge et partie. 56 pp. 35-36 Colardeau. Astarbé & Caliste 1760. 1777. 44 & 46 pp. 37 De la Harpe. Jeanne de Naples.46ii pp. 38 Le Mierre. Guillaume Tell. 36 pp. -- Nice spotless convoluut. various publ. hardcover
1757896F50Paris; Yverdon: Duchesne; Francois le Breton; 1757-1765 . Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart sammelband of seven mid-eighteenth century theatrical works largely comedic in tone but with a vanishingly scarce tragedy titled 'Marcellus ou Les Persecutions' also present. In the original French.A sammelband of seven French theatrical works the majority being comedies from popular playwrights.The first work is a 1757 edition of 'La Coquette Corrigee' by 'Delanoue' the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue.The second work is a very 1763 edition of 'Le Droit du Seigneur' by Voltaire published in the same year as the unauthorised first single volume edition of the five act play.The third play is Charles Simon Favart's popular comedy 'L'Anglois a Bordeaux'. A very scarce copy published in the same year as the play was first performed.The fourth comedy is a scarce 1765 early edition of Charles Simon Favart's comedy 'Isabelle et Gertrude ou Les Sylphes Supposes'. Published in the same year as the first edition but with different pagination and lacking the six sheets of music present in the first edition.The fifth work is a posthumously published 1758 edition of playwright Philippe Nericault Destouches's 'Le Philosophe Marie' which was first produced in 1927.The sixth work is a 1765 edition of Jean-Francois Regnard's 'Le Joueur' first performed in 1696.The final work is the very scarce tragic drama 'Marcellus ou Les Persecutions: Tragedie Chretienne' by Ponce Dehaye-Polet. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work from a writer about whom little is known.With the loosely inserted bookplate of Irish philosopher Rev. Francis Hutcheson known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment.A fascinating collection of French dramas and comedies. In a full calf binding. Small loss of leather to back strip head. Joint heads starting with boards firmly held. Loosely inserted bookplate. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type with light handling marks throughout. Very Good Duchesne; Francois le Breton; hardcover
17634049C1763. Paris: Charpentier. 1763. ca. 14 x 9 cm. 359 S. Ganzlederhandeinband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und goldgeprägtem Schmuckrand. Mit rotem Dreikantschnitt. Vorsätze aus marmoriertem Handpapier. Mit Lesebändchen. Einband etwas berieben und Ecken leicht bestoßen. Mit altem Eigentumsvermerk auf Vorsatz. Leicht stockfleckig. Gut erhalten. unknown
1745896T17Paris: Chez Prault 1745. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A complete five volume set of this collection of theatrical works by Andre Cardinal Destouches in the original French. French. Complete in five volumes. A collection of theatrical works including: Le Curieux Impertinent Le Triple Mariage Le Triomphe De L'Automne L'Ambitieux Les Festes De L'Inconnu and more. Written by André Cardinal Destouche a French composer best known for the opera-ballet Les Elémens. Previously held in the library of the Reverend Francis Hutcheson an Irish philosopher known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment. In the original full mottled calf binding. Externally worn with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Light loss to the head and tail of the spines as well as the board edges. Further loss to the spine of volume five and the front board of volume three and five. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Previous owner's bookplate to the pastedown of volume three with a crease to the rear endpaper. Good Chez Prault hardcover
1745006259Paris: Chez Prault Pere 1745. "Destouches" was the pseudonym of Phillipe Nercault 1680-1754 who is credited with bringing the English Restoration theatre to classical French comedy. This is a Very Good copy of a "Nouvelle Edition" that has been "Revue corrigee & augmentee par l'Auteur" Revised corrected and enlarged by the Author. Volume three Part 2 only. First Edition Thus. Uncommon to scarce. Full leather binding of red Morocco ruled in gilt on the covers. Five raised bands with titling and deorations in gilt on the spine. The book begins with page 323 and continues to page 654. This is followed by the Approval by the King and a five-page publisher's catalogue. Clean text lightly toned; unfoxed; completely readable. Marbled endpapers and all page ends gilt. Corners are bumped with rubbing at the head of the spine. A lovely little book. First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Chez Prault Pere Hardcover
1745006258Paris: Chez Prault Pere 1745. "Destouches" was the pseudonym of Phillipe Nercault 1680-1754 who is credited with bringing the English Restoration theatre to classical French comedy. This is a Very Good copy of a "Nouvelle Edition" that has been "Revue corrigee & augmentee par l'Auteur" Revised corrected and enlarged by the Author. First Edition Thus; Volume Four only. Uncommon to scarce. Full leather binding of red Morocco ruled in gilt on the covers. Five raised bands with titling and deorations in gilt on the spine. . First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Chez Prault Pere Hardcover
173636977à Paris: Chez Prault père 1736. Fine. Chez Prault père à Paris 1736 9.50 x 17 cm relié Publisher's composite collection the title pages of the various pieces spanning from 1734 to 1742; the fourth volume being dated 1745. It should be noted that the first piece of the first volume comes after the general title page without a particular title page with no apparent lack in the collation; the same applies to volume II the first piece being preceded only by a half-title while all other pieces have a particular title page this without any lack in the pagination and collation. The publisher added in each volume a leaf listing the titles of the various pieces contained in each volume. These particularities are inherent to the process employed by the publisher to form this collection of 16 pieces. Contemporary marbled full calf binding. Smooth decorated spine. Title-label and volume label in red morocco. Triple fillet frame on covers. Headcap of volume I worn. Restoration at foot of volume II. Small lacks to upper joints of volumes I II and IV. Scuffing on covers. Some corners slightly bumped. Paper more fragile on the first leaves of volume IV. Destouches' plays had undeniable success in their time some were immediately adopted by the Académie française. Destouches forms a figure of early eighteenth-century theater. Here is what Voltaire writes of him in ""Le siècle de Louis XIV"": ""One does not find in his plays the strength and gaiety of Regnard still less those depictions of the human heart that naturalness that true wit that excellent comedy which makes the merit of the inimitable Molière; but he has not failed to make a reputation after them. He has some plays that have been successful although the comedy in them is somewhat forced. He has at least avoided the genre of comedy that is merely languid of that kind of bourgeois tragedy which is neither tragic nor comic a monster born of the impotence of authors and the satiety of the public after the golden days of the century of Louis XIV. His comedy Le Glorieux is his best work and will probably remain in the theater although the character of Le Glorieux is it is said flawed; but the other characters appear to be treated superbly."" The fourth volume published in 1745 contains the entrance speech to the Académie française and Fontenelle's response. Chez Prault père unknown
177240091à Amsterdam & Leipzig: Chez Arkstée & Merkus 1772. Fine. Chez Arkstée & Merkus à Amsterdam & Leipzig 1772 9.50 x 16.50 cm 10 tomes reliés en 5 volumes New edition revised corrected and expanded with several pieces all similar to the Royal Printing House edition quarto in 4 volumes published in 1757. An engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece by Vander Schley. Contemporary full brown sheep bindings. Spines with five raised bands decorated with compartments and small gilt floral tools. Red morocco title labels and volume labels. All edges red. The first and fourth volumes show lacks to spine with lacks to headcaps two worn headcaps wormholes four corners slightly bumped. Some very minor bookworm damage in certain volumes not affecting the text. Edition bringing together the theatrical pieces correspondence as well as some poetic pieces. Destouches wrote his first texts under the influence of Boileau and produced his first play in Switzerland. His subsequent plays earned him the protection and admiration of Philippe d'Orléans as well as his entry into the French Academy in 1723. Chez Arkstée & Merkus hardcover
175549441Amsterdam & Leipzig: Arkstée & Merkus 1755. Fine. Arkstée & Merkus Amsterdam & Leipzig 1755-1759 9.50 x 15 cm 5 volumes reliés Edition illustrated with a portrait of the author engraved by Fokke 24 figures engraved on copper by Fritsch after Aartman and a copperplate fleuron repeated on the first four titles. Copy entirely ruled. Later bindings in full red morocco signed Bauzonnet-Trautz. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines. Boards framed with triple gilt fillets. Double gilt fillet emphasizing the leading edges. Gilt dentelle framing the doublures. Some rubbing and spine slightly faded otherwise handsome copy. Arkstée & Merkus hardcover
172536349Paris: Chez la veuve de Pierre Ribou seul Libraire de l'Académie Royale de Musique; Quay des Augustins à la descente du Pont-Neuf à l'Image S Loüis 1725. Small quarto. Disbound. 1f. recto title with decorative device verso blank iii-xvi 43 i privilege pp. With woodcut head- and tail-pieces and occasional decorative initials throughout.<br/><br/>With named cast list of actors and singers to p. vii; named cast list of "Acteurs et Actrices Chantans dans les Choeurs du Balet" to p. xiii; named cast list of dancers in the four entrées to pp. xiv and xv; and named list of singers in the ballet to p. xvi.<br/><br/>Named dancers include Binet Blondy Dangeville Delisle C. Delisle L. Dumoulin L. F. Dumoulin P. Dumoulin Mrs. Dumoulin Duval Ferriere Lamotte Lemaire Maltaire L. Menès Myon Pety Pierret Prevôt Rey Tabary and Tyber Tiber. <br/><br/>Very slightly worn and browned a bit heavier to final leaves; occasional foxing; some leaves very slightly cropped at upper margin not affecting text. Rare. OCLC one copy only at the Universitäts-und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt.<br/><br/>Les elémens an opéra-ballet in a prologue and four entrées L'Air L'Eau Le Feu and La Terre set to a libretto by Pierre-Charles Roy was first performed in Paris at the Tuileries on 31 December 1721.<br/><br/>"Destouches composed most of the music in Les élémens the overture and at least nine movements in the prologue and first entrée being Lalande's. Jean Balon choreographed the original production. It was the only stage work by Lalande to appear at the Paris Opéra . At court Les élémens marked the end of several eras: it was Lalande's final stage work Louis XV's last stage appearance and the final French court ballet. As a public production the Opéra-ballet looked forward modified and adjusted as necessary to accommodate changing tastes throughout the 18th century." Barbara Coeyman in Grove Music Online. Chez la veuve de Pierre Ribou, seul Libraire de l'Académie Royale de Musique; Quay des Augustins, à la descente du Pont-Neuf, unknown books
171519023Cont. full mottled calf with 5 raised bands. Spine-gilding quite worn hinges gently repaired. A little brown-spotted. <br/><br/><em>Rare first edition. </em> hardcover
171140469Paris: Pierre Ribou 1711. Small 8vo 16x10 cm. 18th century limp vellum. xii96 pp. - First edition in nice condition "Jouée la première fois le 7 novembre 1710 cette comédie eut 13 représentations dans les deux mois". La Gazette de Rotterdam la qualifie de pièce "la plus parfaite" parue depuis l'époque de Molière! Selon J. Haskins "avant d'être représentée à Paris elle fut d'abord jouée à Souleure chez la Marquise de Tibergeau et dans différentes villes de Suisse où son premier succès fut confrmé par plusieurs représentations". Pierre Ribou hardcover
1736AQ21594Paris: Chez Prault Pere 1736. 4 137pp 3. Bound with: DESTOUCHES Nericault Philippe. Le tambour nocturne ou le mari devin comedie angloise. Paris. Chez Prault Pere 1736. 10 116pp 4. And: DESTOUCHES Nericault Philippe. Le dissipateur ou l'honneste-friponne comedie. Paris. Chez Prault Pere 1736. 2 xii 127pp 3. 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf morocco lettering-piece spine richly gilt. Extremities worn joints split. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP. Armorial bookplate of Elden Hall home of the Viscounts Keppel to FEP blind-stamp of John Fowles to FFEP. A sammelband of three comedies by dramatist Philippe Nericault Destouches 1680- 1754 noted for bringing to the tradition of French classical comedy influences derived from the English Restoration theatre. John Fowles 1926-2005 English novelist whose notable works include The Magus 1965 and The French Lieutenant's Woman 1969. . Chez Prault Pere unknown
172439464Paris: L'Imprimerie De Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard Seul Imprimeur du Roy pour la Musique & Noteur de la Chapelle de Sa Majesté. . Avec Privilege Du Roy 1724. Folio 37.5 x 24.5 cms. Full modern dark brown leather with raised bands on spine red speckled edges. 1f. blank 1f. recto half-title verso printer's note 1f. recto title. verso blank 5 dedication to the King dated 17. December 1697 6 "Airs a Jouer" 7 "Airs a Chanter" 8 cast list 300 pp. 1f. blank. <br /> <br /> With fine large woodcut device to title incorporating figures playing musical instruments; fine woodcut head- and tailpieces; occasional decorative woodcut initials.<br /> <br /> Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; minor wear and browning to pastedowns; free endpapers lacking. Minor internal wear; first leaf partially detached and browned and stained at margins; light uniform browning; minor foxing; browning and foxing slightly heavier to margins of last several leaves. A very good copy overall crisp and wide-margined. Third edition of the work first published in 1697 with a second heavily revised edition published in 1708. BUC p. 268. Hirsch II 196. Lesure p. 168. Sonneck p. 42. RISM D1832. <br /> <br /> Issé in a prologue and three acts by Destouches to a libretto by Antoine Houdar de Lamotte received its first concert performances at Fontainebleau on 7 October 1697 and at Versailles at the Trianon on 17 December 1697; its first stage performance was in Paris at the Opéra on 30 December 1697.<br /> <br /> The work "was an immediate success and Destouches's future was secured. Louis XIV gave him 200 louis with the comment that 'since Lully no music had given him so much pleasure' Titon du Tillet. . Destouches and his librettists dealt with the conventional genres of their time in an original manner. Issé is a pastorale but has heroic characters; Le Carnaval et la Folie is one of the first examples of a lyric comedy in France; Les élémens an opéra-ballet is clearly a prototype for the later ballet-héroïque; and Les stratagèmes de l'Amour is perhaps the only ballet-héroïque with a comic intrigue although we are assured that it is a 'noble Comedy and one that has the character of Antiquity' libretto." James R. Anthony in Grove Music Online<br /> <br /> A "remarkable figure in French musical life during the first half of the 18th century. Destouches was of aristocratic stock entitling him to entrée in circles usually closed to musicians. As a boy he was educated by the Jesuits and under their protection traveled to Siam 1687-8. Before becoming known as a composer and gaining acclaim as a musical administrator Destouches served in the king's musketeers. He left the army in 1694 to pursue a career in music studying for a time with Campra. He collaborated with his cousin the librettist Antoine Houdar de la Mott on a series of tragedies of which the pastorale-héroïque Issé 1697 and Omphale 1701 were particularly successful. When the directorship of the Académie Royale de Musique became vacant in 1712 Destouches served in the interim before being appointed inspecteur gènsmallèral in 1713. In 1728 he was finally made director." Sadie: Companion to Baroque Music p. 117. L'Imprimerie De Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard, Seul Imprimeur du Roy pour la Musique, & Noteur de la Chapelle de Sa Majesté. unknown
175476320Lausanne / Lyon - Paris - GenÂve - BesanÂon : Castaud - Veuve Duchesne - Prault Fils - Grasset - Fantet 1773 - 1777 - 1754 -1769 - 1764 . 185x120mm. reliure veau-marbrÂŽ de lՎpoque. PiÂce de titre au dos. Ornementations et filets dorÂŽs au dos ˆ nerfs. Dos usÂŽ. 333 Castaud - Veuve Duchesne - Prault Fils - Grasset - Fantet unknown
