[BACHAUMONT (Louis Petit de) - PIDANSAT DE MAIROBERT (Mathie - Lot 23

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[BACHAUMONT (Louis Petit de) - PIDANSAT DE MAIROBERT (Mathie - Lot 23
[BACHAUMONT (Louis Petit de) - PIDANSAT DE MAIROBERT (Mathieu-François)] Secret Memoirs for the History of the Republic of Letters in France, from 1762 to the Present Day; or Journal of an Observer, containing analyses of plays that appeared during this period; accounts of literary gatherings; reviews of new, clandestine, and banned books; rare, manuscript, or ephemeral works in prose or verse; vaudevilles about the Court; anecdotes and witticisms; eulogies of deceased scholars, artists, and men of letters, etc. London, Adamson, 1780–1789. 36 volumes in 14 in-12 volumes. ½ fawn sheepskin with small corners, smooth spines, red title labels, green volume numbers (some volume numbers re-done in blue), gilt fillets, slight scuffing from use, marbled paper covers, yellow edges. This complete collection of the *Mémoires secrets*, known as the *Mémoires de Bachaumont*, contains over 10,000 entries spanning 14 years. It is a veritable retrospective chronicle of literary and artistic life, including reviews of plays, performances and operas, literary events, anecdotes, literary and art salons, and numerous unpublished poems in verse, making it a sought-after collection that constitutes one of the most abundant and valuable sources for the study of the 18th century. Before being compiled into a journal, these were notes taken in salons by Bachaumont; Pidansat de Mairobert, with his genuine talent as a journalist, turned them into a varied and rich collection reflecting the lay reader’s perspective of the 18th century. Bachaumont wrote the first volumes, which were edited by Pidansat de Mairobert, who continued writing the subsequent volumes. Provenance: Printed bookplate of Charles-François-Antoine Barbarat de Mazirot (1740–1788) bearing the motto “Per Ardua Gradior,” who served as a councilor at the Parliament of Metz, then as a judge wearing a judicial cap at the Parliament of Metz, and finally as Intendant General of Bourbonnais.
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