Paris: Garnier Freres, 1869 - 1877. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. 8 vol set. Half crushed chocolate morocco with lacquered marbled paper boards. (Truly beautiful binding) 5 raised bands. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt upper text block. Tissue-protected B&W illustrations. Condition is : NEAR FINE : spines and covers near perfect, with two exceptions, noted below. Lacquered marble boards and endpapers vivid, text exceptionally clean. Very slight foxing to side and bottom of text block, gilt upper block very bright. Extraordinarily tight, clean copies. Small David B. Ogden book plate on front paste-down.Vol I : 508 pgs. 1869. Cond: as above.Vol II : 480 pgs. 1870. Cond: as above.Vol III : 515 pgs. 1875. Cond: as above.Vol IV : 1v, 481 pgs. Cond: as above.Vol V : cxi, 479 pgs. 1877. Cond: as above.Vol VI : xxix, 477 pgs. 1876. Cond: as above.Vol VII : xvi, 494 pgs. 1877. Cond: as above, with wear to front paper board, where one book stuck to another, a spot approx. 1/2 inch diam.Vol VIII : viii, 552 pgs. 1877. Cond: as above, with wear to front paper board where one book stuck to another, approx 1/2 in diam.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2394
Title: OEUVRES COMPLETE DE J. RACINE (8 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
Author: Jean Racine, edited by Saint-Marc Girardin, and Louis Moland
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Garnier Freres
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1869 - 1877
Bookseller catalogs: Text in French;

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...