Roger [Jean-François ROGER] J. L. Brousse-Desfaucheretz [Jean-Louis BROUSSE-DESFAUCHERETS]
L'Epreuve délicate [The Delicate Trial; The Self-Deceiver; Arioste the Governor, or The Triumph of Genius; Caroline, or The Painting; The Lawyer; The Revenge; The Lottery Ticket; The Magician without Magic.]
Bureau Dramatique • Huet • Libraire au Théâtre de Vaudeville • Charron • Migneret • Vente|Paris An VI - 1798 ; an VII ; an VIII ; an IX ; 1806 ; 1809 ; 1811 ; 1811.|12.5 x 19.7 cm|Relié
First editions of eight plays bound in one volume.
Arioste gouverneur ou Le Triomphe du génie, written by Jean-François Roger in collaboration with Jean-Louis Brousse-Desfaucheret, is accompanied by a musical score.
The last three plays in the collection, signed under the pseudonym MM ***, were the result of Jean-François Roger’s collaboration with Auguste Creuzé de Lesser.
Half fawn basane binding, smooth spine richly gilt-decorated, fawn long-grain morocco spine label, speckled paper boards, marbled edges.
Boards rubbed, some scuffing to the leather, corners bumped, minor soiling to the leaves, a marginal tear with no loss of text on page 43 of the...
€500