Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part VII

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part VII

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Rosimond, Les qui pro quo, ou le valet étourdy comedie, Paris, 1663 (1673), nineteenth-century marbled boards

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500 - 700 GBP

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ROSIMOND, CLAUDE ROSE. Les qui pro quo, ou le valet etourdy, comedie. Paris: Christophe Journel for Pierre Bienfait, 1663 (1673)


FIRST EDITION of this three-act comedy in verse by Claude Rose Rosimund (1640-1686), prominent playwright and touring actor who eventually replaced Molière in his troop.

12mo (133 x 83 mm). Roman and italic type, 34 lines plus headline. collation: A-C12 D6 (final leaf blank): 42 leaves. Woodcut initials and ornaments. (Title rehinged and paper damage to title restored affecting a few letters, final leaf rehinged.)


binding: Nineteenth-century marbled boards (139 x 89 mm), red morocco spine richly gilt, title in second compartment, plain red edges.


acquisition: Purchased in 2022 from Golden Legend, Los Angeles. references: Répertoire du théâtre français imprimé 1600-1699, no. 7346 (this copy cited) 

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