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176 - [BOULLENGER DE RIVERY (Claude-François)] (1725–1758).
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[BOULLENGER DE RIVERY (Claude-François)] (1725–1758). [3 titles in 1 volume]. Historical and critical studies on certain ancient performances, and in particular on mimes and pantomimes, with notes. [Followed by] A Defence of *The Spirit of the Laws*; or replies to the observations of M. de L*. P**. [Followed by] *Daphnis and Amalthée*, a heroic pastoral. Paris, Mérigot, Amsterdam, n.p., Amiens, Godart, 1751–1755, in-12. Bound in brown calfskin, with triple gilt fillet framing, ribbed spine, gilt filleted panels, title label, red edges. (Contemporary binding). - Le Couvreur de Boulinviler bookplate pasted onto each title page. Binding slightly rubbed. Historical Research… on Certain Ancient Performances… Paris, Mérigot, 1751; title page–VI–176 pp.–1 fol. (2 parts with continuous pagination). – This study of ancient pantomimes, their origins and their distinctive features, is extremely rare. (Barbier IV, col. 21). Apologie de l’Esprit des Loix… Amsterdam, no publisher, 1751; 140 pp. including title page. – This is a refutation of the ‘Observations on The Spirit of the Laws’ which Abbé J. de Laporte had just published. Daphnis and Amalthée… Amiens, Godart, 1755; 16 pages. – This short play is set at the foot of Mount Etna. Not listed in Barbier. These three titles are first editions, published anonymously. Claude-François Boulanger (or Boullenger) de Rivery was born in Amiens in 1725 and died in Paris in 1758. A lawyer by profession and deputy magistrate in the bailiwick of Amiens, he had been a pupil of Father Porée in Paris. He published several literary works and a scientific treatise.
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