HILLEMACHER (Frédéric). Galerie historique des portraits des - Lot 190

HILLEMACHER (Frédéric). Galerie historique des portraits des comédiens de la troupe de Molière gravé à l'eau-forte, sur des documents authentiques... Lyon, Perrin, 1858. In-8, red morocco, finely decorated spine, triple gilt fillet on covers, wide inner lace, gilt edges (Capé). First edition. 32 etched plates. Issued in an edition of 100 copies, this one #2 of six copies printed by the printer in excess of one hundred (handwritten mention). Small dark marks on covers. Also included: - MANNE (E. de). Galerie historique des comédiens de la troupe de Talma. Lyon, Scheuring, 1866. In-8, red morocco, wide inner lace, richly decorated spine, gilt edges (Smeers). First edition containing 41 biographies of comedians, each accompanied by an etched hors-texte portrait on China paper, by Frédéric Hillemacher. Copy on laid paper. Ex-libris. Boards stained. Together 2 volumes.