PIERRE AUGUSTIN CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS La folle journée ou le mariage de Figaro. Comedy in 5 acts, in prose. First performed by the King's ordinary French comedians on Tuesday April 27, 1784. A Paris, chez Ruault, 1785, gd. in-8, navy blue morocco, wide gilt dent. framing the boards, gilt coat of arms in the center, ornate ribbed spine, gilt tr.g., lemon mar. lining, lemon moiré silk endpapers, mod. slipcase. (Allo). Fine edition illustrated with 5 figures finely drawn by Saint-Quentin, engraved by Halbou, Liénard and Lingée. Copy complete with errata leaf, often missing from many copies. Enriched with several additional suites of figures and documents: a L.A.S. from Pierre Michel to Beaumarchais dated 1784, requesting copies of the play, a L.A.S. from A.J. Malassis to Beaumarchais dated 1784 requesting permission to reprint the play, an invoice from the printer Ph. D. Pierres for the sum of 2029.19 livres covering the printing costs of the first edition dated June 25, 1785, a L.A.S. from M. Mathieu to Beaumarchais dated 1786, reminding him of the author's invitation to him and his wife to attend a performance of La folle journée, and requesting a copy of his works; a receipt from the Théâtre de la rue Feydeau for 2070.19 livres in royalties for Le mariage de Figaro et le barbier de Séville, dated 1797. The copy also contains a copy of the extremely rare bibliographical note on the comedy of la folle journée. Paris, 1871 by Baron de Marescot, Beaumarchais' publisher in the 19th century. 25 copies of this booklet were printed, this being the copy annotated by the author himself. Beautiful binding with the arms of Baron F. de Marescot. Ex-libris Sir David Lionel Salomons.