Three Plays of Racine

George Dillon

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago; London, 1961

About this Item

A bright first edition of Racine's three plays 'Phaedra', 'Britannicus' and 'Andromache', with the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of three plays by the great French playwright Jean-Baptiste Racine, translated by the American poet and editor George Dillon.Inscribed by the author to Norman Holmes Pearson (1909-1975) to the front free end paper, dated 1962. Pearson was an American academic who worked as a counterintelligence agent during the Second World War. A collection of three plays by the great French playwright Jean-Baptiste Racine, translated by the American poet and editor George Dillon. These three plays comprise the three tragedies Phaedra, Britannicus, and Andromache, with a detailed introduction and critical notes. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains very bright and smart. Fine.

Seller Inventory # 950M6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Plays of Racine
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago; London
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: signed by author
• Book Type: book