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Jean RACINE Oeuvres, avec des commentaires, par Luneau de Boisjermain

Jean RACINE

Oeuvres, avec des commentaires, par Luneau de Boisjermain

De l'imprimerie de Louis Cellot, Paris et Londres pour les tomes VI et VII 1768, in-8 (12,5x19,5cm), (8) cxliv ; 277pp. et (4) 443pp. et (4) 409pp. et (4) 432pp. et (4) 440pp. et viij (2) 436pp. (1) et (4) 399pp. (1) 17pp., 7 volumes reliés.


A charming edition with a portrait of the playwright engraved by Gaucher after Santerre, and 12 figures by Gravelot intaglio engraved by Le Mire, Flipart, Rousseau, Lempereur, Duclos, Vasseur, Prévost, Simonet and Née.
Contemporary marbled calf, spines richly gilt (their decoration being attributed to Gravelot) with gilt anthropomorphic suns at head, lyres and honeybees to foot, as well as gilt trophies to centre; title in gilt surrounded by gilt laurels, triple gilt fillet frame to covers. Gilt fillet and striae to headpieces and edges of covers, all edges gilt. 
A little light spotting, spine and hinges repaired, some parts of the spine re-gilded.

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Réf : 49417

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