Oeuvres de Moliere
by Moliere
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$360.32A$324.29
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Paulin, 1835-1836. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Tony Johannot. A complete two volume set of the works of Moliere in the original French. A complete two volume set of the works of Moliere. In the original French. First edition copies, with the first edition published in 1835 and the second in 1836. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, or Moliere, was a French playwrigh,t actor and poet and a highly regarded writer in the French language. Some of the works that appear in the first volume are L'Etourdi and L'Ecole des Maris. Some of the works that appear in the second volume are are Le Medecin Malgre Lui and Le Tartufe, ou L'Imposteur.These volumes have vignettes by Tony Johannot which appear in the text. In half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with marks to the spines and boards. Front hinge is weak to volume ii and starting to volume i. Previous owner inscription to vol. i. With rubbing to the joints. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 862B22
- Title
- Oeuvres de Moliere
- Author
- Moliere
- Illustrator
- Tony Johannot
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez Paulin
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1835-1836
- Size
- 10" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Oeuvres de Moliere biography plays poetry biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Marbled boards
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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