Published by Librairie Des Bibliophiles, Paris, 1876
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Three Quarter Morocco Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 8 Volumes complete. Three quarter brown morocco leather binding signed by Brentano's Paris with marbled boards. Raised gilt bands with gilt, tooled compartmented spine. Title and volumes numbers gilt. Top edge gilt. Multi-colored silk ribbon. Mild rubbing to extremities with the corners light ubmps. Marbled endsheets. 1876-83. Text in french. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his stage name, Molière (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best-known dramas are Le Misanthrope, (The Misanthrope), L'École des femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Binder. Hardcover.