[Rarebooks] FS: Riccoboni's important 1738 study of the European theater (scarce 1st French ed.)

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(THEATRE) Riccoboni, Louis. REFLEXIONS HISTORIQUES ET CRITIQUES SUR LES DIFFERENS THEATRES DE LíEUROPE. Avec les Pensees sur la Declamation. Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Jacques Guerin. 1738. First edition. 2 parts in 1 (as published). (2),viii,304,(8);(6),45,(3)pp. Cont. calf, corners of covers worn, rebacked, with portions of orig. gilt backstrip laid down. Outer leaves lightly browned, final leaf a bit stained. A contemporary sketch (2î x 3î) of dubious distinction has been mounted on the verso of the front free endpaper.                    $300.00 (trade discount allowed)
An important study of the European theatre at this date. Riccoboni surveys Italy, Spain, France, England, Holland and Germany. This work was quickly translated into other languages. The original French edition is scarce.

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