Anonymous [Harel, Alhoy and Jal], Dictionnaire théâtral ou d - Lot 472

Anonymous [Harel, Alhoy and Jal], Dictionnaire théâtral ou douze cent trente-trois vérités sur les directeurs, Régisseurs, acteurs (etc.) des divers théâtres. 2nd edition with a supplement. Paris, Barba, 1825, in-12, 318p. The original edition is dated 1824. As a man of the theater, Harel can claim to have an inside view of the theatrical scene. At the time of publication of his dictionary, whose preface to the second edition testifies to its tumultuous reception, he was not yet director of the Odéon, and he had enlisted the help of two other authors, experienced in major publishing ventures but not at all theatrical specialists: Maurice Alhoy, a successful author, and Auguste Jal, a specialist in maritime literature. Salvador H." bookplate on title page. Bound in red half-basane, smooth spine with 5 false nerves of 3 gilt fillets, 3 cold fleurons and 2 gilt fleurons between the nerves, head and tail rolls, spine slightly faded; marbled edges. A good copy.