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(COSTUME.) d'Auberteuil, Michel Rene; and Charnois, J.C. le Vacher de (eds.) Costumes et Annales des Grands Theatres de Paris. 179 aquatint and engraved plates (145 color-printed and finished by hand, 2 double-page, 1 folding), 14 engraved plates of music notation. 7 volumes. 8vo, 7 3/4x4 3/4 inches, fine crushed green morocco gilt by Chambolle-Duru, spines evenly aged to brown, else nearly faultless; moderate foxing. provenance: the Franchetti, Robert Hoe, Cortlandt Bishop and Mary S. Collins copy, with ex-libris bookplates (Bishop sale, Anderson Galleries, 1938). Paris, 1786-1789
Fine copy of one of the most important eighteenth-century weekly Parisian theatre journals, rarely seen in the complete 176 issues. Fully illustrated with dramatic aquatint costume plates, the periodical offered literary reviews on stage productions and performances of the time as well as historical anecdotes of the French theater. "This book was written by Mr. d'Auberteuil until the 27th issue of the first year, an anonymous took the drafting and continued until the 30th issue of the second year, it is the 31st issue of this second year that M. (Le Vacher) of Charnois became editor of this newspaper ... "(Colas). Cohen de Ricci, 226; Colas 716.
