Racine jean

1866 · 810A1 — Paris: Furne Jouvet et Cie. 1866. Leather. Good. 9" by 5.5". Various. The complete plays of Jean de Racine in one volume in the original French each piece introduced by some lovely engravings. The complete theatrical works of J. Racine in the original French. With a biographical sketch of Racine and his works by L. S. Auger. 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 full page plates of engravings to introduce the various plays. Bound in quarter morocco over leatherette boards by Auguste Fontaine. In a quarter morocco binding with gilt tooling to the spine leatherette boards four raised band gilt to the edges. Externally generally sound with shelf wear and rubbing to the boards light soiling to the boards damp marking to the lower margins of the boards cockling the cloth to the boards and endpapers slightly and affecting the occasional leaf with minor staining marks particularly to the last few gutters. Internally firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with a frontispiece and full page plates of engravings to introduce the various plays. Good Furne, Jouvet et Cie. hardcover