signed xxiii, [1], 115, [1]; xii, 116; [iii]-xvi, 95 pp. Second play illustrated with 5 engraved plates after Gravelot; title page of t
1776 · Paris
by [Fenouillot de Falbaire, Charles George]
Paris: Veuve Duchesne; Delalain; and [?], 1776. First editions. xxiii, [1], 115, [1]; xii, 116; [iii]-xvi, 95 pp. Second play illustrated with 5 engraved plates after Gravelot; title page of third play lacking. 1 vols. 8vo. Later quarter calf and marbled boards. Very good. Gravelot. First editions. xxiii, [1], 115, [1]; xii, 116; [iii]-xvi, 95 pp. Second play illustrated with 5 engraved plates after Gravelot; title page of third play lacking. 1 vols. 8vo. Two farces by the late 18th-century dramatist. Title page of the first book, apparently a presentation copy, is inscribed in a contemporary hand: "de la part de l'auteur", and of this title, OCLC locates only editions of 1777, but 1776 is the earliest edition in the Biblithèque Nationale.
The second piece, Le Fabricant de Londres, was frequently reprinted, and appeared in 1771 in two forms: this illustrated edition with fine plates after Gravelot, and another without illustrations.
As for the third piece, Barbier attributes it (following Quérard) to a certain "financier célelebre" ny the name of Randon de Boisset, and the collation appears to be the same as the 1761 edition in the BN. Interestingly, a collected edition of the works of Denis Diderot (Londres, 1773) included this title in its contents - without Diderot's permission.
An interesting compilation of of French drama from a period of revolutionary ferment. Barbier II: 869 (Inventory #: 58351)
The second piece, Le Fabricant de Londres, was frequently reprinted, and appeared in 1771 in two forms: this illustrated edition with fine plates after Gravelot, and another without illustrations.
As for the third piece, Barbier attributes it (following Quérard) to a certain "financier célelebre" ny the name of Randon de Boisset, and the collation appears to be the same as the 1761 edition in the BN. Interestingly, a collected edition of the works of Denis Diderot (Londres, 1773) included this title in its contents - without Diderot's permission.
An interesting compilation of of French drama from a period of revolutionary ferment. Barbier II: 869 (Inventory #: 58351)