Charles DESPREZ DE BOISSY
Lettres sur les spectacles ; avec une histoire des ouvrages pour & contre les théatres
Chez La veuve Desaint|à Paris 1774|10 x 17 cm|2 volumes reliés
Fifth edition, expanded with the volume of Histoire des ouvrages pour & contre les théâtres. The first volume appeared in 1756 under the title: Lettre de M. Desp. de B. à M. le chevalier de ***. The histoire des ouvrages [...] was inserted for the first time in the third edition, and was expanded in the fourth. The booksellers have added extracts from journals on Desprez de Boissy's work. La lettre sur les spectacles is followed by that of Monsieur de Campigneulle on Desprez de Boissy's work.
Contemporary full red morocco bindings. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple gilt rule frame on covers. Edges gilt. Slight lack at head of volume II. Spine of volume II faded. 4 corners slightly bumped. pp. 180 to 190 in volume I, large brown stain, otherwise copy relatively fresh. Handsome copy in contemporary morocco.
Rational and reasoned criticism not only against theater and shows but especially against the frequentation and pleasures one seeks there. The work by the Jansenist lawyer Despez de Boissy takes its place in a vast quarrel that extended throughout the second half of the 18th century regarding education and good morals and the pernicious roles of shows and particularly of theater in relation to these. The second volume is particularly interesting for the history of theater and public theaters, as well as shows, and provides a valuable bibliography.
19th-century engraved bookplate of A. Kuhnholtz-Lordat signed J. Dupont, armorial.
Contemporary full red morocco bindings. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple gilt rule frame on covers. Edges gilt. Slight lack at head of volume II. Spine of volume II faded. 4 corners slightly bumped. pp. 180 to 190 in volume I, large brown stain, otherwise copy relatively fresh. Handsome copy in contemporary morocco.
Rational and reasoned criticism not only against theater and shows but especially against the frequentation and pleasures one seeks there. The work by the Jansenist lawyer Despez de Boissy takes its place in a vast quarrel that extended throughout the second half of the 18th century regarding education and good morals and the pernicious roles of shows and particularly of theater in relation to these. The second volume is particularly interesting for the history of theater and public theaters, as well as shows, and provides a valuable bibliography.
19th-century engraved bookplate of A. Kuhnholtz-Lordat signed J. Dupont, armorial.
€1,500