{"product_id":"antique-french-theatre-almanac-1778","title":"Antique French Theatre Almanac, 1778","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable little piece of 18th-century French history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLes Spectacles de Paris, ou Calendrier Historique \u0026amp; Chronologique des Théâtres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in Paris in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1778\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis petite theatrical almanac offered a fascinating record of Parisian cultural life, documenting the theatres, plays, actors, dancers, musicians and dramatic works of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully timeworn, the book retains its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal marbled endpapers and leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with decorative gilt floral detailing still visible along the spine. An early ownership label reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A M. Charles Cotier”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains inside the cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished during the reign of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouis XVI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just over a decade before the French Revolution, this is a wonderfully evocative survivor from pre-Revolutionary Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrance, 1778.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Antique condition with considerable wear and losses to the leather binding consistent with its nearly 250 years of age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie's Alcove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49015355801753,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/2151\/6697\/files\/24BB44D0-31A6-49E6-B56A-C21CFDE548AD.png?v=1789275908","url":"https:\/\/anniesalcove.com\/products\/antique-french-theatre-almanac-1778","provider":"Annie's Alcove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}