REGNARD (J. F.).Livre Rare Book
Jean-Francois REGNARDBiblio.com
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179053843à Paris: chez la veuve Duchesne et filsDe l' imprimerie de Monsieur 1790. Fine. chez la veuve Duchesne et fils De l' imprimerie de Monsieur à Paris 1790 13 x 20.50 cm 6 tomes en 6 volumes reliés The finest and most complete of the editions of Regnard when it contains the fifth and sixth volumes printed in small numbers as Cohen indicates and which are rarely found together with the first four. It is illustrated with a portrait of the author by Rigaud engraved by Tardieu and 11 fine figures by Moreau and Marillier engraved by Delignon Duponchel etc. The remarks and prefaces are by Garnier. Contemporary full blonde porphyry and glazed calf bindings. Smooth decorated spines roll tooling at head and foot. Green morocco title and volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. Slight lack to one title label. Rubbing to headcaps and edges. One wormhole at foot of volume II. Spines lightened. Joint at foot of volume VI cracked. Very handsome copy despite minor defects. Interior generally fresh with rare spotting. Volume 1 is dedicated to travel narratives volumes 2 to 4 to theatre and volumes 5 and 6 to Italian theatre. This careful edition with fine printing and quality engravings ranks among the great successes of editions produced by Monsieur's printing house Racine Corneille. IHS Domus Parisian bookplate. ADS Germany. Gift inscription: ""Coll. complet. Lez 23 gbre 1792. DB. J. J. De Bure fils aîné."" chez la veuve Duchesne et filsDe l' imprimerie de Monsieur hardcover
