LITTICH, Johann Georg 1681-1717

Theatrum Belli Bavarici Das ist: Schau-Pünne, Deß im harnisch stehenden Bayrlands. Auff welcher Maximillian Emmanuel ... vorgestellet von Ioanne Georgio Leophil. [Libretto]

[Munich]: [1704].

Small folio (29 x 19 cm). Early marbled wrappers. 1f. (title), 2ff. (printed dedication to Maximilian Emanuel), 1f. (preface, errata), 108 pp. + 2ff. (index).

Dated from chronogram in imprint. Manuscript ownership notation to head of title dated 1716.

Wrappers worn and lacking at spine; detached. Occasional light foxing; lower inner corners through page 14 turned.

First Edition. VD18 14612119. Not in Stieger. Scarce (1 copy only located in the U.S., at Duke University).

Festive allegorical drama in verse and prose in 5 acts and 38 scenes, intended for musical setting; printed stage directions to margin.

Item #35854

Price: $375.00  other currencies