(Voltaire). MANNE, Edmund Denis de. GALERIE HISTORIQUE DES PORTRAITS DES COMEDIENS de la Troupe de Voltaire Gravés à l’Eau-forte, sur des Documents authentiques par Henri Lefort. Avec des details Biographiques Inédits, recuellis sur chacun d’Eux par E.-D. de Manne. Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1877. 8vo, VIII, 324, (3)pp, 46 etched plates. Later blue wrappers preserving the original printed wrappers. ¶ New, expanded edition, printed in a small edition.. We had an 1861 edition with engravings by Frederic Hillemacher. Each of the principals, including Voltaire, is accorded a brief (4-8pp) biography accompanied by a portrait etched after contemporary sources. The actors and actresses are also credited with all the roles that they created and the dates of the creation of those roles. The biographies are by no means always flattering. Price: USD 135.00 other currencies   order no. 876    inquire

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