Oeuvres de Moliere, avec des remarques grammaticales; des avertissements et des observations sur chaque pièce, par M. Bret

MOLIERE, Jean Baptiste de.

Published by ParisPar la Compagnie des Libraires Associés ., 1773

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FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST ISSUE.* 6 vols. 8vo. (19 x 12 cm). Half-titles to each volume, title-pages printed in red and black. Contemporary full mottled calf, sides ruled with triple gilt fillet, spines with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments, red and green morocco labels, marbled endpapers and edges. In total 34 plates comprising portrait frontispiece engraved by Cathelin after Mignard and 33 plates after Moreau le Jeune, plus 6 "fleurons de titres" (title vignettes). Old ownership inscription of Nils von Rosenstein dated 1789 to flyleaf of each volume, in addition to two old separate ownership inscriptions to flyleaf in vol. 1 dated 1917 and 1961; additional separate ownership inscription in vols. 4 and 6. Rosenstein (1752-1824), son of Nils Rosen von Rosenstein (the founder of modern pediatrics), was a Swedish civil servant and notable proponent of the enlightenment who served as tutor to the future King Gustav IV Adolf and as the first permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. Slight wear to heads of spines of vols. 2, 4, and 5, contents clean and crisp, generally a very good set with a good provenance. *The first issue with pages 66-67 and 80-81 appearing in duplicate in the first volume. (Cohen, 716). Seller Inventory # 60594

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Title: Oeuvres de Moliere, avec des remarques ...

Publisher: ParisPar la Compagnie des Libraires Associés .

Publication Date: 1773

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition