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407 - Festivities. A collection of the festivities and performance…
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Estimate €700 - €1,000
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Festivities. A collection of the festivities and performances held in the presence of His Majesty at Versailles, Choisy and Fontainebleau during the year 1771. Paris: Ballard, 1771. Large 8vo, in havana morocco, ribbed spine decorated with fleur-de-lis panels, title and date labels in red morocco. , triple gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt fleurs-de-lis in the spandrels, the royal coat of arms in gilt at the centre of the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, roulette on the endpapers, gilt edges (contemporary binding). 30 pp. (half-title, title page, Programme of Performances and Description of Ceremonies), (1) folio (Table of plays contained in this volume) and texts of the plays performed at Court: - [SEDAINE], La Reine de Golconde, (12), 59 pp. - [MONDONVILLE], Les Projets de l’Amour, (8), 51 pp. - [LAUJON], L’Amoureux de quinze ans, ou La Double Fête… Engraved frontispiece after Gravelot, 88 pp. - [MARMONTEL], The Friend of the House. (4), 61 pp., (1) blank folio - [SEDAINE], The Falcon. (4), 57 pp., (1) blank folio. - GOLDONI, *The Benevolent Grump*. vi, 106 pp. - [MARMONTEL], *Zemire and Azor*. (4), 68 pp. A fine copy.
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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