GHERARDI, (EVARISTO).

Le Theatre Italien, ou le recueil general de toutes les Comedies & Scenes Francoises jouées par les Comediens Italiens du Roy, pendant tout le temps qu'ils ont été au Service. Eurichi d'Estampes en Tuille-douce à la tête de chaque Comedie, à la fin de laquelle tous les Airs qu'on y a chantez se trouvent gravez notez, avec leur Basse continue chiffrée. Tome IV (de 6) (comprising: "L'Opera de Campagne", "L'Union des Deux Opera", "La Fille de Bon Sens", "Les Chinois", "La Baguette vulcain", "Les Adieux des Officier ou Venus Justifiée", "Les Mal-Assortis", "Les Originaux ou l'Italien", "Les Aventures des Champs Elisées").

Paris, Jen-Bapt. Cusson et Pierre Witte, 1700. One cont. full calf w. raised bands on back. Bdg. worn but not loose. Backgilding almost worn off, corners bumped, lower capital w. small loss of leather, hinges at top-capital a bit cracked. T-p. miscoloured in left margin, "Tome IV" crossed out on t-p., old owner's name written over this. Old owner's names on verso of frontispiece. Almost no brownspotting. W. engr. frontispiece and 9 (of 10) engr. plates, one for each play, lacking the one for "Les Adieux des Officiers". W. 30 pp. of music.

Volume four of the first illustrated edition of the Italian plays. Evaristo Gherardi was an Italian actor and writer, he was considered one of the best actors of the "Comediens Italiens du Roy" and later became director of the troup. He is now primarily known for having made the "Théâtre Italien."

Order-nr.: 27271