MOLIÈRE. OEuvres de Molière, with grammatical remarks, warni - Lot 208

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MOLIÈRE. OEuvres de Molière, with grammatical remarks, warni - Lot 208
MOLIÈRE. OEuvres de Molière, with grammatical remarks, warnings and observations on each play by M. Bret. Paris, Compagnie des Libraires associés, An 13 - 1804. 6 volumes in-8, brown basane racinée, smooth spines decorated with gilded braces, fillets and fleurons, gilded title and tomaison on red morocco leather parts, gilded roulette framing the boards, guilloche-trimmed headpieces, gold fillet on the edges, mottled edges. Contemporary binding. VIII and 519 pp; 776; 557; 560; 776; 704 pp, 1 portrait of Molière engraved by Cathelin after Mignard in the frontispiece of volume 1, 6 title vignettes and 33 plates hors texte engraved after Moreau le Jeune. Bindings rubbed, 3 headpieces damaged, some jaws very slightly cracked, slight spotting on some boards, a few wormholes. Very rare foxing and spotting, not serious. Fine edition of Molière's works with commentary by Antoine Bret, illustrated with his portrait engraved by Mignard as frontispiece, 6 title vignettes and 33 finely engraved hors-texte plates after Moreau le Jeune by various artists (Baquoy, De Launey, Duclos, De Ghendt, Helman, Lebas, Legrand, Leveau, Masquelier, Née, Simonet). Moreau's suite is one of the most highly regarded. [Cohen, 398, 399] Complete series in 6 volumes. A fine homogeneous set for this finely illustrated edition after Moreau le Jeune.
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