LA CHAPELLE, Jean de.
Les carosses d'Orleans. Comédie. Par le Sieur D.L.C.
Paris: Jean Ribou, 1681.
12mo, pp. [x], 60. Woodcut fleuron to title, other woodcut and typographical ornaments.
First edition of this comedy first acted at the Théâtre de Guénégaud, 9 August 1680. It was adapted as a farce for the English stage (Drury Lane) by George Farquhar as The stage-coach in 1709 and appeared in several English and Dutch editions. La Chapelle was born at Bourges in 1655 and was for some time in the service of the Princes of Conti.
Not in OCLC, RLG gives Goettingen, UCLA and Texas.
£300.00
US$596.37*
* Given as a guide only. Based on an exchange rate of £1 = US$1.987896 for the day 5 July 2008 but liable to fluctuate.
5 July 2008