1719 VOLTAIRE - ?DIPE TRAGEDIE / OEDIPUS TRAGEDY Rare Second Edition

VOLTAIRE

Published by Pierre Ribou and Jacques Ribou, Paris, France, 1719

?DIPE TRAGEDIE par MONSIEUR DE VOLTAIRE (OEDIPUS TRAGEDY by VOLTAIRE). PARIS: Pierre Ribou and Jacques Ribou, 1719. Second edition, revised, corrected and augmented with a suite of letters by Voltaire, [bound in at the end as the "augmented" part of this edition]. OEDIPE was Voltaire's first play, written at the age of 25 The play was first performed in Paris at the Comédie Française on November 18, 1718. Hardcovers, professionally rebound, 1/2 vellum and decorated paper covered boards (likely early 20th century), edges stained red, 4.75x7.25 inches (12x18 cm), [viii] + 130 pages. GOOD condition: the covers are attractive and quite sturdy, an artistic fine binding imho; the front and rear blank endpapers are part of the rebind; the bound in text is complete from the title page through the last page, page 130; the title page and last page have some age toning and soiling, there is some minor worming here and there to the blank bottom page margins (not touching text), and there are a couple spots of foxing to a few pages; otherwise the inner pages are amazingly bright, tight, clean, clear and unmarked. A presentable, beautifully bound copy of this 1719 second edition of Voltaire's Oedipus. Seller Inventory # 003862

Bibliographic Details

Title: 1719 VOLTAIRE - ?DIPE TRAGEDIE / OEDIPUS ...
Publisher: Pierre Ribou and Jacques Ribou, Paris, France
Publication Date: 1719
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good