79/2101 [Theatre]. Les Spectacles de Paris, ou Calendrier Historique & Chronologique des Théâtres [continued under various titles]. Vols. 1-20; 22-29; 31-35; 37-38; 40-43. Paris, Cailleau (vol. 1)/ Duchesne/ widow and sons Duchesne, 1751-1794, 39 vols., 2 (diff.) engr. frontisp., 2 (diff.) engr. titles, contemp. (almost) unif. calf, gilt spine w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces/ 1 mor. letterpiece (6x), a.e.g. (3x), 12mo.

- Without vol. 21, 30, 36 and 39. Extremities sl. worn; contents fine (besides a few contemp. annots.). Good/ fine set.

= An attractively bound, almost continuous, set of almanacs of the Parisian theatre companies (i.a. Académie royale de musique, Opéra-Comique and Comédie-Française). For each theatre, new plays performed during the year, names of the actors, dramatists and musicians in the ensembles, summaries/ excerpts of the plays and anecdotes related to the theatres are listed. From 1792 on, the almanac also includes information about provincial theatres (i.a. in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Nantes). From the library of the 19th-cent. French dramatist Paul Duport (his owner's entry on first free endpaper/ blank of each vol.).