Theater - Costumes - Ex-libris Louis Jouvet - Lot 618

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Theater - Costumes - Ex-libris Louis Jouvet - Lot 618
Theater - Costumes - Ex-libris Louis Jouvet LE VACHER de CHARNOIS (Jean-Charles) Costumes and Annals of the great Theaters of Paris. Janinet, 1786-89 (over 4 years). 5 volumes in-4 containing 5 parts : XXIV issues containing 25 plates of costumes out of text of which 23 in colors / XXIV issues (XXV toXLVIII) containing 24 plates of costumes out of text of which 18 in colors / 2f., 198pp, 200pp. (from n°XXIV to n° XLVIII) containing 48 plates of costumes out of text of which 41 in colors and one technical plate in black / 196pp. (containing XXIV issues) - 224pp. (containing XXIV issues (from n°XXV to XLVIII)) containing 48 plates of costumes of which 45 in colors / 226pp. (containing XXVI issues) - 50pp. (containing 6 issues (from XXVII to XXXII) containing 32 plates out of text of costumes of which 22 in colors and one folding plate; some pages of music in scores. Total of 128 issues of this publication, plates under protective covers. Excellent condition. A copy with full margins on large paper, blued for a large part. Marbled brown basane of the time, spine with ornamented nerves, blond titles and tomaisons, some missing and rubbed, red edges. Head of series of this newspaper which appeared in 176 issues, until November 1789. We propose here 148 of the 176 issues of this publication. This work was written by M. d'Auberteuil until the 27th issue of the first year, an anonymous person took over the redaction and continued it until the 30th issue of the second year, it is at the 31st issue of this second year that M. (Le Vacher) de Charnois became editor of this journal" (Colas). Provenance: Printed bookplate of Louis Jouvet, famous French actor, director and theater director, professor at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
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