BEAUMARCHAIS

BEAUMARCHAIS, La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro, 1785. From the printing office of the literary-typographic society and located in Paris, at Ruault, bookseller, 1785. In-8 (22 cm / 14 cm) In beautiful parchment binding (a very fine job by the binder). Spine smooth, titled and dated. 255 pages which break down as follows: Preface 45 p./ Characters and costume of the play 6 p./ Approval of January 25 and 31, 1785 signed Bret and Lenoir, 1 p. / Front matter and characters, 2 p. / Title page and text 199 p. / Approval of February and March 1784 1 p/ Errata 1 p. This is the 2nd edition of this famous play a few months after the original edition. With an important and interesting preface by Beaumarchais Fine edition of this play performed for the first time by the king’s ordinary French comedians on April 27, 1784. Condition: binding in very good condition. Interior very fresh, slight horizontal crease in the center of the first 80 pages (not serious), a small corner of paper missing at the top of a page without affecting the text, otherwise well and fresh. Bookseller retired for several years, I am sorting through my library. Careful packing and placed under strong cardboard. See my other curiosa and rare works.

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