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An indispensable source for theatre and music life in Paris
Almanach historique et chronologique de tous les spectacles. [edited by Abbé de la Porte].
Paris, Duchesne, 1752. 12mo (117 x 64 mm). 160 (including frontispiece and engraved title page); [8] (Catalogue Duchesne) pages.
With an engraved title page and a frontispiece engraved by Delafosse after C. Eisen.
Marbled calf, gold tooled publisher's binding. On the covers a double fillet with tools in the corners. Flat spine divided into 6 compartments, one with a red labe the others with an ornament and corner tools. Decorative roll on the board edges. Marbled end leaves. Green place marker. Edges gilt.
First year (if we leave out it's forerunner) of this famous almanac series edited by Abbé de la Porte. It is an important source for the theatrical and music life of that time. This year includes the precise list for the past year (1751) of all the plays that were performed in the most famous Parisian theaters, such as the Comédie Française, the Comédie Italienne and the Opéra. He specifies "the three days of parade for the Comédie Française are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. It is for these days that we reserve the best plays or new plays. The Almanac also contains notes on the works and on the theater in general, a list of actors and musicians currently working at the Comédie, and excerpts from several dramas.
-Literature: See Grand-Carteret no. 180 very detailed about the whole series.
-Condition: Spine a bit rubbed; Else a fine copy.
With an engraved title page and a frontispiece engraved by Delafosse after C. Eisen.
Marbled calf, gold tooled publisher's binding. On the covers a double fillet with tools in the corners. Flat spine divided into 6 compartments, one with a red labe the others with an ornament and corner tools. Decorative roll on the board edges. Marbled end leaves. Green place marker. Edges gilt.
First year (if we leave out it's forerunner) of this famous almanac series edited by Abbé de la Porte. It is an important source for the theatrical and music life of that time. This year includes the precise list for the past year (1751) of all the plays that were performed in the most famous Parisian theaters, such as the Comédie Française, the Comédie Italienne and the Opéra. He specifies "the three days of parade for the Comédie Française are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. It is for these days that we reserve the best plays or new plays. The Almanac also contains notes on the works and on the theater in general, a list of actors and musicians currently working at the Comédie, and excerpts from several dramas.
-Literature: See Grand-Carteret no. 180 very detailed about the whole series.
-Condition: Spine a bit rubbed; Else a fine copy.