Oeuvres de Racine by RACINE, Jean (1639-1699) - 1687

Paul Brodard, imprimeur à Coulommiers Book. Bon+. Reliure dos en cuir. in-8o. c. 1900. Exemplaire de bibliothèque de la Collège Marguerite Bourgeoys / Congrégation de Notre-Dame à Montréal. Relier par relieur de la collège avec lettrage doré au dos et plats et pages de gardes marbrées..

Paris: Magasins du Bon Marche, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. lxxvi, 361 pgs. Quarter brown or green calf with marbled paper boards, gilt lettering on spine. Tissue protected frontis plus B&W illus and vignettes. Vol 1 only. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild corner bumping and edge wear, spine leather very good with spine quite sunned. Binding tight and text really clean and fresh. Drama. Stax.

Nabu Press, 2010-02-16. Paperback. Good.

Paris: Furne et Cie, 1843. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated . Complete works of Jean Racine with a memoir of the author in the original French. Containing the theatrical works of J. Racine in one large paper volume. With a memoir of his life by Louis Racine. Jean Racine was a French dramatist, considered one of the three greatest playwrights on the seventeenth century, along with Moliére and Corneille. His works are notable for his use of the French alexandrine (dodecasyllabic), and the elegance and purity of his writing. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve full page plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's quarter straight up grain morocco binding over cloth covered boards. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Occasional light spotting and offsetting to odd leaf, otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good

Paris: Compagnie des Libraires, 1721. Due volumi (17 cm) di (16)-456 e (16)-504 pagine; antiporta incisa, 12 incisioni a piena pagina (sei per ogni volume). Piccola macchia al margine degli ultimi tre fogli del volume 1, peraltro condizioni molto buone. Legatura coeva in piena pelle; dorso a nervi ornato e dorato, con tasselli di titolo (manca al vol 2); usure agli angoli; ex libris xilografico moderno al retro dei piatti. Contiene: Vol 1: La Thebaide, ou Les freres ennemis"", ""Alexandre le Grand"", ""Andromaque"", ""Britannicus"", ""Berenice"", ""Le Plaideurs"", ""Discours prononcé a l'Academie Françoise a la reception de Mrs Corneille”. Vol 2: ""Bajazet"", ""Mithridate"", ""Iphigenie"", ""Phedre"", ""Esther"", ""Athalie"", ""Cantiques spirituels"".

Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang, 1690. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3". Not Stated. An illustrated set of the collected dramatic works of Jean Racine, a notable set as it was published during his lifetime. In the original French.Complete in two volumes.A set of the works of Jean Racine, notable for being published during his lifetime. Rare in the original binding. Volume I illustrated with an engraved title page, and six plates.Volume II illustrated with an engraved title page, and six plates.The collected dramatic works of Jean Racine, one of the three greatest playwrights of seventeenth century France, and an important figure in Western literary tradition.Racine's plays were typically tragedies, such as 'Phedre', 'Andromaque', and 'Athalie'. His writing is renowned for its elegance, purity, speed, and fury, and for being a master example of the dodecasyllabic French alexandrine.Each play is paginated separately with its own title page.In this set, Volume I includes 'La Thebaide', 'Alexandre le Grand',… Read More