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Le Barbier De Seville; Comedie En Quatre Actes and Le Mariage De Figaro; Comedie in Cinq Acts

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Le Barbier De Seville; Comedie En Quatre Actes and Le Mariage De Figaro; Comedie in Cinq Acts

by Beaumarchais, [Pierre Agustin] De Caron

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Paris: Librarie Des Bibliophiles, 1882. Limited Edition. Small Octavo. 1/170 copies on Hollande. In two volumes, printed from the original 1775 edition. Vol. I. frontispiece, lxxiv, half-title, 168pp., Vol. II. frontispiece, 48pp. preface, [51]-272pp., illustrated with drawings by S. Arcos etched by Monzies,[Louis], edited by Auguste Vitu, bound in original printed wraps, uncut, in original glassine wrapper with title hand printed on spine. A fine set, internally fresh, glassine has very minor tears and wear to spine ends.

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A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the same woman. With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais created an audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balances wit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.

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Title
Le Barbier De Seville; Comedie En Quatre Actes and Le Mariage De Figaro; Comedie in Cinq Acts
Author
Beaumarchais, [Pierre Agustin] De Caron
Book Condition
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Edition
Limited Edition
Publisher
Librarie Des Bibliophiles
Place of Publication
Paris
Date Published
1882
Keywords
S. Arcos Monzies Play Engravings French
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