After Moliere (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good, no markings, dramatic illn by Behr to front; guaranteed condition. Behr (illustrator).

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; Special Edition. Book condition is Near Fine. A handsome volume with gilt decorations on the covers, gilt page edges, a hubbed spine, and accompanying decorated end papers. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition Thus. 8 uniform volumes, each around 400 pp bw illustrations, blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edges blue others untrimmed, parallel English and French text . A few minor marks to cloth, some softened corners, untrimmed edges spotted some uncut, volume 8 has an owner lable in front and is a little darkened on spine. Heavy set will need extra postage outside UK. after Leloir (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1768 Œuvres de Molière (Nouvelle Édition) - Volumes 3 through 8 (Incomplete Set)Six volumes (Vols. III to VIII) of an eight-volume collected edition of Molière's theatrical masterpieces, published in Paris by the Widow David (Chez la Veuve David) in 1768. Includes prominent dramatic and musical works, such as the multi-author tragicomedic collaboration Psiché (with Pierre Corneille, Philippe Quinault, and Jean-Baptiste Lully) and the comedy-ballet Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. Each play features its individual copperplate frontispiece engraving capturing 17th-century theatrical costumes, decorative typographic headpieces (bandeaux), and historical stage directions reflecting Enlightenment-era staging. Binding & Physical Condition: The exact 1768 Chez la Veuve David printing reveals that it was originally issued in standard calfskin leather (plein veau brun or basane) as these are. With smooth spines. Spines retain their vibrant red morocco leather title pieces with gilt borders and lettering ("MOLIERE / OEUVRES / [VOL NUMBER]"). The publication year "1768" is neatly stamped at the tail of each spine. Text Blocks & Pages: Sound and tightly bound. Pages exhibit charming, naturally deckled edges left uncut or untrimmed by the binder—highly desirable for antiquarian collectors. Paper displays uniform, age-appropriate toning and light oxidation (patina), entirely free of major stains. All images are photographed in natural light, no lights used to enhance colour or diminish shadows. Registered postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser. "Ornée de gravures d'après François Boucher" (Decorated with engravings after François Boucher) (illustrator).…

leather. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Second Edition. Engravings; 2500 pages; Les Uvres de Monsieur de Molière. Denys Thierry, Claude Barbin et Pierre Trabouillet, Paris, 1697. Second edition. Eight volumes, 12mo (156 x 91mm). 30 engraved illustrations by Sauvé after Brissart, woodcut initials and ornaments (occasional light offsetting). 19th-century red morocco by Duru and Chambolle, edges gilt. The second edition of the illustrated collected works of France's greatest playwright by Thierry, Barbin, and Trabouillet. Molière? S sharp and bravura sense of humor, which encompasses the whole scope of human life, earned him the favor of Louis XIV? And the approbation of the Catholic church. This edition reproduces Thierry's 1682 illustrated edition, which was the first to print the text of his Don Juan [engraving included] A play attacking hypocrites which was quickly suspended, requiring him to censor the final lines even in print. Tchemerzine IV, 826-827; Guibert, II, p. 629-658; Pléiade, I, CXVIII-CXXV. Condition crisp and Near Fine. Barely rubbed. Gilt very bright. Interiors with light ageing but crisp with minimal foxing. End papers with gold filigreed edges. Contemporary book dealers note tipped in. 6.5" x 4". Illustrated by Sauvé after Brissart (illustrator).…