Accession number
PML 152662
Published
London : Printed for Robert Sayer, No 53, Fleet-Street, [1772]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
Added t.p.: Les Métamorphoses de Melpomene et de Thalie, ou, Caracteres dramatiques des comedies francaise & italienne.
"Liste des caracteres"--[p. 5-6], and 30 engraved leaves of plates, dated 1st Septr. 1772; 6 of the leaves are folded.
The illustrations consist of full-length portraits of contemporary French and Italian actors in costume; a few captions include short excerpts of dialogue.
Another, presumably earlier, ed. was pub. with imprint: A Paris: Chez l'auteur ... A Versailles: Chez Blaizot, [ca. 1770?]; cf. Colas 3073. In the London ed., the ill. have been re-engraved, with altered captions (omitting most of the dialogue), and with Sayer's imprint added at bottom.
"Liste des caracteres"--[p. 5-6], and 30 engraved leaves of plates, dated 1st Septr. 1772; 6 of the leaves are folded.
The illustrations consist of full-length portraits of contemporary French and Italian actors in costume; a few captions include short excerpts of dialogue.
Another, presumably earlier, ed. was pub. with imprint: A Paris: Chez l'auteur ... A Versailles: Chez Blaizot, [ca. 1770?]; cf. Colas 3073. In the London ed., the ill. have been re-engraved, with altered captions (omitting most of the dialogue), and with Sayer's imprint added at bottom.
Description
[6] p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., ports., some folded and some col. ; 15 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
1/4 blue morocco with cloth boards.
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