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VALMONT, Auguste de. (artist)
Histoire d'un Comédien. [WITH:] Histoire d'une Comédienne.
A fine copy of two extremely scarce items that are absent from the usual bibliographies
- Published
- Paris: P. Marino, [ca.1825]
- References
- Not in Colas or Lipperheide.
- Plates
- 24
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris: P. Marino, [ca.1825]
- Ref
- 840
[Story of a Comedian. [WITH:] Story of a Comedian.] TWO SCARCE SUITES. Two works in one folio (33.5 x 25 cm) 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Senefelder and Ducarme after Valmont, each with caption titles; occasional spotting. Contemporary dark brown half roan over marbled boards by P. Scheefhals in 's Bosch, smooth spine ruled in gilt; early ink signature to front free endpaper slightly rubbed. They each contain 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates, and the first suite was lithographed by the inventor of this successful reproduction process Alois Senefelder (1771-1834). Coloured plates in order: Histoire d'un Comedien. 1. L'inspiration dramatique. 2. La veille du Début. 3. La Chûte. 4. Vente de la garde-robe. 5. La Consolation. 6. L'infidélité. 7. Le Comédien Marchande de Chansons. 8. Le succèss au Mélodrame. 9. L'indisposition. 10. L'acteur faisant répéter les comparses. 11. Il tombe du haut de sa gloire. 12. L'hôpital. Histoire d'une Comedienne. 1. L'enlèvement. 2. L'engagement. 3. Le choix d'un ami utile. 4. La dispute du Rôle. 5. L'assurance contre les chûtes. 6. Le succès. 7. La lecture de la Tragédie. 8. Le Bénéficiare. 9. La toilette dans la loge. 10. Le départ pour Londres. 11. Les trois rivaux. 12. Une soirée au Spectacle.