Click for full-size.
GALERIE DRAMATIQUE Costumes des Theatres de Paris (10 vols with a total of 855 numbered (of 1000) hand colored lithographs)
by Dollet, Lacouchie, Lesalle desk floor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE plates. 855 images, 17.5 high by 12 wide(cm). Colas 1159.
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Martinet. FINE plates. 855 images, 17.5 high by 12 wide(cm). Colas 1159.. [1844-70]. Hardcover. FINE plates. Bound in 10 worn half morocco volumes holding 855 lithographs, each meticulously hand colored with vibrant colors. . The set was printed a few at a time, spread out between 1844 and 1870, but consecutively numbered 1 to 1000. Published by Martinet of Paris. Our set's highest number is 968. Scarce at this level of completeness. An exact list of the plates numbers in our 10 vols is available. Our set has no title page or any prelims. With bookplate of a London maker of horse drawn carriages & coachs who died in 1898. Plates are of actual French actors & actresses of the period. 11 plates are double page, of which 10 are stub mounted. These 11 are scenes from plays. All others are of individual actors & actresses. Actor's names, their charactor's name and the play's name are listed on each plate. About 5% printed on slightly poorer quality paper. Some with margins alone lightly foxed or toned. Less than about 25 with light to moderate foxing in the image. BUT ZERO soiling, marginalia, damp staining,etc. All with meticulous hand coloring and gum arabic high lighting. Preceded by the "Petite Galerie Dramatique" series, 1790 - 1844, of 1500 hand colored engravings. Succeeded by the "Neuvelle Dramatique" series. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001022
- Title
- GALERIE DRAMATIQUE Costumes des Theatres de Paris (10 vols with a total of 855 numbered (of 1000) hand colored lithographs)
- Author
- Dollet, Lacouchie, Lesalle desk floor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE plates. 855 images, 17.5 high by 12 wide(cm). Colas 1159.
- Publisher
- Martinet
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- [1844-70]
- Keywords
- FINE plates. Bound in 10 worn half morocco volumes holding 855, lithographs, each meticulously hand colored with vibrant colors., Colas 1159, litho, plates, hand coloring, French theater, costume
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Collecting food and drink books
Nothing quite whets the appetite for rare and collectible books like old and vintage cookbooks. Be sure to check out our cook books and food section of our rare book room.
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
