Le Barbier De Séville & Le Mariage de Figaro : 5 Eaux-Fortes De Valton (1884)
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Le Barbier De Séville & Le Mariage de Figaro : 5 Eaux-Fortes De Valton (1884)
by Pierre Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais
Full Titles: Le Barbier De Séville : Cinq Eaux Fortes De Valton : Gravées Par Abot. & Le Mariage de Figaro: Cinq Eaux Fortes De Valton : Gravées Par Abot.
6 ¾ x 4 ¼. In French. Published by A. Quantin, Paris, 1884. Early edition. Green C]calf over marbled boards. Bindings tight and secure. Trivial self-wear. Sharp corners. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Text block is clean. In very good overall condition. New to our inventory. Detailed condition report coming soon. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 – 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary (both French and American). An early French supporter of American independence, he lobbied the French government on behalf of the American rebels during the American War of Independence. Beaumarchais oversaw covert aid from the French and Spanish governments to supply arms and financial assistance to the rebels in the years before France's formal entry into the war in 1778. Beaumarchais was also a participant in the early stages of the French Revolution. He is probably best known, however, for his theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays.
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Inventory Number: 59020
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