Galerie Historique des Portraits des Comédiens de la Troupe de Molière, Gravés à l'eau-forte, sur des documents authentiques. Avec des détails biographiques succincts, relatifs à chacun d'eux, dedié A La Comédie Françoise
Lyon: Nicolas Scheuring, 1869. Second Edition. Octavo, x, 196 pages, finely bound in three-quarter red leather over marbled boards, with raised bands, gilt lettering, and gilt decoration to the spine. Signed by the binder, Allo. Top edge gilt, with marbled endpapers. Text in French. An illustrated historical study of the actors and actresses of Molière’s troupe, containing 33 etched portraits after authentic documents, with brief biographical accounts of each performer. Published in Lyon by Nicolas Scheuring in 1869, the work reflects 19th-century French interest in the history of classical theater and in preserving the visual record of the great comic performers associated with Molière and his circle. Slight rubbing and wear, minor discoloration, else in very good + condition. Item #404
Price: $500.00