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1846 Chefs-d'Oeuvre de P. Corneille
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Description
First Edition, Leather Binding, Rebound
The first edition of this collection of the plays of noted 17th century French playwright Pierre Corneille. Including Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), Cinna (1643), and more.
Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) is considered to be one of the best tragedians in French history, along with Moliere and Racine.
This work also contains a brief introduction of the history of French theatre, as well as a biography of Corneille, by M.D. Saucie. It is in the original French.
It contains a engraved frontispiece, a vignette title page, along with two additional engraved plates. Collated and complete.
Also containing a tipped-in prize bookplate from the Institution des Dames L'Hermite Soeurs Rouen, dated 1894. This is an interesting associated, as Corneille was born in Rouen.
Condition
Handsomely bound in quarter calf binding with decorative cloth boards. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and very light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Internally, hinges slightly tender. The rest of the binding is firm. Light spotting to the first and last few pages, as well as to the plates, but otherwise pages are generally bright and clean.
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