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Oeuvres Complètes de Molière: Nouvelle Édition: Trés-Soignuesement Revue sur Les Textes Originaux avec Un Travail de Critique et D'Érudition Aperçus D'Histoire Littéraire, Biographie, Examen de Chaque Pièce Commentaire, Bibliographie, etc. par M. Louis Moland. Complete in Seven Volumes
by Molière; Moland, M. Louis
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket As Issued
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, France: Garnier Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs, 1863. Nouvelle Edition/New Edition . Half Leather. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in French. Complete seven volume set, uniformly bound in contemporary half burgundy morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. Five raised bands to spines, with gilt titling to compartments two and four. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. A handsome set with light wear to leather. All volumes firmly bound. Title page and frontispiece in Vol. IV just starting to pull away at the top but no other structural issues. Eleven engraved plates in total by Dalannoy and Massard after G. Staal, 3 missing tissue-guards. Généalogie de Moliére in Vol. VII. Age-toning and spotting to page edges. Some scattered foxing and browning to contents with worst affected being front and back matter. No bookplates, inscriptions or other markings, and plates all clean. Vols I-IV published in 1863, V-VII in 1864. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Additional photographs available on request or they can be viewed in my listing. Heavy Set. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for extra. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005458
- Title
- Oeuvres Complètes de Molière: Nouvelle Édition: Trés-Soignuesement Revue sur Les Textes Originaux avec Un Travail de Critique et D'Érudition Aperçus D'Histoire Littéraire, Biographie, Examen de Chaque Pièce Commentaire, Bibliographie, etc. par M. Louis Moland. Complete in Seven Volumes
- Author
- Molière; Moland, M. Louis
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Nouvelle Edition/New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garnier Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Antiquarian & Fine Bindings; World Literature; French Language & Literature; Performing Arts; Leatherbound; Sets; Drama;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Title Page
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- Morocco
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