Théatre de Racine [2 volumes] : [I] Andromaque, Les Plaideurs, Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet; [II] Mithridate, Iphigénie, Phèdre, Esther, Athalie
by Racine, Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, Éditeurs. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1877. Hardcover. Joint wear with spine edge tears worst on front cover of first volume but still firmly attached, 1" spine head tear on second volume, corner wear, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; French language. Full leather binding with six compartment spine, gilt spine lettering and decorations, silk endpapers, all edge gilt. Ten classic 17th-century plays by Jean Racine. 23 header illustrations for each act in each volume, and portrait frontispiece of Racine in first volume. First volume (1876) and second volume (1877). An attractive illustrated 19th-century edition of Racine's plays with nice typography and wide margins. ; xvi, 393; 394 [2v] pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15598
- Title
- Théatre de Racine [2 volumes] : [I] Andromaque, Les Plaideurs, Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet; [II] Mithridate, Iphigénie, Phèdre, Esther, Athalie
- Author
- Racine, Jean
- Illustrator
- Barrias et V Foulquier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Alfred Mame et Fils, Éditeurs
- Place of Publication
- Tours
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- French Literature - Plays, French Literature - 17th Century, Illustrated Book, Full Leather Binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Mike's Library
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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